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Iran @[email protected] · 2026-07-08 · 17:16 UTC

https://www.europesays.com/iran/196655/ Restoration begins at UNESCO-listed Chehel Sotoun after blast damage #airstrikes #ChehelSotoun #damage #Iran #Isfahan #Qanat #restoration #Tehran #Tourism #Travel #UNESCO

#unesco #travel #tourism #tehran #restoration #qanat

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-06-13 · 16:55 UTC

Excerpt: "A Brief History of #UrbanAgriculture

Growing food in cities isn’t entirely new! History shows humans have long found ways to cultivate sustenance within urban boundaries:

- Circa 3500 BC, #Mesopotamia: Archaeological evidence suggests early forms of #gardening occurred within city walls for food and medicinal purposes.
- Circa 2000 BC, Ancient #Persia: Development of sophisticated #qanat systems (underground #aqueducts) supported #UrbanGardens even in arid climates.
- #AncientEgypt: Records depict fruit trees and vines grown within temple complexes and affluent homes in cities like Thebes.
- Circa 1100 AD, #Aztec Civilization: The ingenious ‘#chinampas’ – artificial islands built in shallow lake beds around #Tenochtitlan – were highly productive agricultural plots effectively integrated with the urban center.
- Circa 1400s AD, #MachuPicchu: This #Inca citadel showcases remarkable terraced agriculture, adapting steep slopes for crop production within a high-altitude urban environment.
- More Recently: #VictoryGardens during World Wars I and II were widespread examples of urban food production driven by necessity."

https://seedy.farm/urban-agriculture/urban-farming-ultimate-guide

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwn
#GrowYourOwnFood #Gardening #GardeningHistory #UrbanGardens #UrbanAgriculture #OldTech #LowTech #NoTech

#urbanagriculture #mesopotamia #gardening #persia #qanat #aqueducts

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-06-13 · 16:55 UTC

Excerpt: "A Brief History of #UrbanAgriculture

Growing food in cities isn’t entirely new! History shows humans have long found ways to cultivate sustenance within urban boundaries:

- Circa 3500 BC, #Mesopotamia: Archaeological evidence suggests early forms of #gardening occurred within city walls for food and medicinal purposes.
- Circa 2000 BC, Ancient #Persia: Development of sophisticated #qanat systems (underground #aqueducts) supported #UrbanGardens even in arid climates.
- #AncientEgypt: Records depict fruit trees and vines grown within temple complexes and affluent homes in cities like Thebes.
- Circa 1100 AD, #Aztec Civilization: The ingenious ‘#chinampas’ – artificial islands built in shallow lake beds around #Tenochtitlan – were highly productive agricultural plots effectively integrated with the urban center.
- Circa 1400s AD, #MachuPicchu: This #Inca citadel showcases remarkable terraced agriculture, adapting steep slopes for crop production within a high-altitude urban environment.
- More Recently: #VictoryGardens during World Wars I and II were widespread examples of urban food production driven by necessity."

https://seedy.farm/urban-agriculture/urban-farming-ultimate-guide

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwn
#GrowYourOwnFood #Gardening #GardeningHistory #UrbanGardens #UrbanAgriculture #OldTech #LowTech #NoTech

#urbanagriculture #mesopotamia #gardening #persia #qanat #aqueducts

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-06-13 · 16:55 UTC

Excerpt: "A Brief History of #UrbanAgriculture

Growing food in cities isn’t entirely new! History shows humans have long found ways to cultivate sustenance within urban boundaries:

- Circa 3500 BC, #Mesopotamia: Archaeological evidence suggests early forms of #gardening occurred within city walls for food and medicinal purposes.
- Circa 2000 BC, Ancient #Persia: Development of sophisticated #qanat systems (underground #aqueducts) supported #UrbanGardens even in arid climates.
- #AncientEgypt: Records depict fruit trees and vines grown within temple complexes and affluent homes in cities like Thebes.
- Circa 1100 AD, #Aztec Civilization: The ingenious ‘#chinampas’ – artificial islands built in shallow lake beds around #Tenochtitlan – were highly productive agricultural plots effectively integrated with the urban center.
- Circa 1400s AD, #MachuPicchu: This #Inca citadel showcases remarkable terraced agriculture, adapting steep slopes for crop production within a high-altitude urban environment.
- More Recently: #VictoryGardens during World Wars I and II were widespread examples of urban food production driven by necessity."

https://seedy.farm/urban-agriculture/urban-farming-ultimate-guide

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwn
#GrowYourOwnFood #Gardening #GardeningHistory #UrbanGardens #UrbanAgriculture #OldTech #LowTech #NoTech

#urbanagriculture #mesopotamia #gardening #persia #qanat #aqueducts

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-06-13 · 16:55 UTC

Excerpt: "A Brief History of #UrbanAgriculture

Growing food in cities isn’t entirely new! History shows humans have long found ways to cultivate sustenance within urban boundaries:

- Circa 3500 BC, #Mesopotamia: Archaeological evidence suggests early forms of #gardening occurred within city walls for food and medicinal purposes.
- Circa 2000 BC, Ancient #Persia: Development of sophisticated #qanat systems (underground #aqueducts) supported #UrbanGardens even in arid climates.
- #AncientEgypt: Records depict fruit trees and vines grown within temple complexes and affluent homes in cities like Thebes.
- Circa 1100 AD, #Aztec Civilization: The ingenious ‘#chinampas’ – artificial islands built in shallow lake beds around #Tenochtitlan – were highly productive agricultural plots effectively integrated with the urban center.
- Circa 1400s AD, #MachuPicchu: This #Inca citadel showcases remarkable terraced agriculture, adapting steep slopes for crop production within a high-altitude urban environment.
- More Recently: #VictoryGardens during World Wars I and II were widespread examples of urban food production driven by necessity."

https://seedy.farm/urban-agriculture/urban-farming-ultimate-guide

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwn
#GrowYourOwnFood #Gardening #GardeningHistory #UrbanGardens #UrbanAgriculture #OldTech #LowTech #NoTech

#notech #lowtech #oldtech #gardeninghistory #growyourownfood #growyourown

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-06-13 · 16:55 UTC

Excerpt: "A Brief History of #UrbanAgriculture

Growing food in cities isn’t entirely new! History shows humans have long found ways to cultivate sustenance within urban boundaries:

- Circa 3500 BC, #Mesopotamia: Archaeological evidence suggests early forms of #gardening occurred within city walls for food and medicinal purposes.
- Circa 2000 BC, Ancient #Persia: Development of sophisticated #qanat systems (underground #aqueducts) supported #UrbanGardens even in arid climates.
- #AncientEgypt: Records depict fruit trees and vines grown within temple complexes and affluent homes in cities like Thebes.
- Circa 1100 AD, #Aztec Civilization: The ingenious ‘#chinampas’ – artificial islands built in shallow lake beds around #Tenochtitlan – were highly productive agricultural plots effectively integrated with the urban center.
- Circa 1400s AD, #MachuPicchu: This #Inca citadel showcases remarkable terraced agriculture, adapting steep slopes for crop production within a high-altitude urban environment.
- More Recently: #VictoryGardens during World Wars I and II were widespread examples of urban food production driven by necessity."

https://seedy.farm/urban-agriculture/urban-farming-ultimate-guide

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwn
#GrowYourOwnFood #Gardening #GardeningHistory #UrbanGardens #UrbanAgriculture #OldTech #LowTech #NoTech

#urbanagriculture #mesopotamia #gardening #persia #qanat #aqueducts

Conflicts @[email protected] · 2026-05-30 · 06:00 UTC

Bajestan: A quiet treasure beyond Iran’s tourist trail

TEHRAN – Set against the plain beauty of eastern Iran’s desert landscapes, …
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #AfshinMajlesi #ancient #architecture #Bajestan #besttourismvillages #carevansari #désert #Ecolodge #Gonabad #history #Iran #KhorasanRazaviprovince #Khorasanregion #LonelyPlanet #Mashhad #middleeast #middleeastcrisis #mosque #pestachio #Qanat #saffron #Tehran #tourism #travel #TripAdvisor #Unesco #بجستان
https://www.europesays.com/3026876/

#بجستان #unesco #tripadvisor #travel #tourism #tehran

Jacopo Ranieri @[email protected] · 2025-05-06 · 04:05 UTC

Tra ripidi sentieri di montagna, l’infrastruttura idrica che anticipa il terrore del Karakorum

https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=42301

#percorsi #pakistan #acquedotti #qanat #tragitti #montagne #vertigini #escursioni #viaggi #dalmondo #cultura #società #infrastrutture #tecnologia #villaggi #difficoltà #pericolo #subcontinente #asia #roccia #scavi

#percorsi #pakistan #acquedotti #qanat #tragitti #montagne

Jacopo Ranieri @[email protected] · 2025-05-06 · 04:05 UTC

Tra ripidi sentieri di montagna, l’infrastruttura idrica che anticipa il terrore del Karakorum

https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=42301

#percorsi #pakistan #acquedotti #qanat #tragitti #montagne #vertigini #escursioni #viaggi #dalmondo #cultura #società #infrastrutture #tecnologia #villaggi #difficoltà #pericolo #subcontinente #asia #roccia #scavi

#percorsi #pakistan #acquedotti #qanat #tragitti #montagne

Glen L Creasy @[email protected] · 2024-05-01 · 15:15 UTC

Looking to the past to solve today's problems....

3,000-year-old underground aqueduct technology, qanat tunnels, are being used today to bring water to areas where they're needed, including water for passive cooling.

The creation of city gardens help cool the air, plus solar-powered pump systems take advantage of evaporative cooling to make a more comfortable environment in the hot summer months

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/4/28/how-an-ancient-design-is-cooling-21st-century-streets

#ClimateChange #EvaporativeCooling #HeatWaves #Qanat #OldIsNew

#climatechange #evaporativecooling #heatwaves #qanat #oldisnew

Glen L Creasy @[email protected] · 2024-05-01 · 15:15 UTC

Looking to the past to solve today's problems....

3,000-year-old underground aqueduct technology, qanat tunnels, are being used today to bring water to areas where they're needed, including water for passive cooling.

The creation of city gardens help cool the air, plus solar-powered pump systems take advantage of evaporative cooling to make a more comfortable environment in the hot summer months

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/4/28/how-an-ancient-design-is-cooling-21st-century-streets

#ClimateChange #EvaporativeCooling #HeatWaves #Qanat #OldIsNew

#climatechange #evaporativecooling #heatwaves #qanat #oldisnew

Glen L Creasy @[email protected] · 2024-05-01 · 15:15 UTC

Looking to the past to solve today's problems....

3,000-year-old underground aqueduct technology, qanat tunnels, are being used today to bring water to areas where they're needed, including water for passive cooling.

The creation of city gardens help cool the air, plus solar-powered pump systems take advantage of evaporative cooling to make a more comfortable environment in the hot summer months

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/4/28/how-an-ancient-design-is-cooling-21st-century-streets

#ClimateChange #EvaporativeCooling #HeatWaves #Qanat #OldIsNew