[Leica] IMGS: Chak Chak

[Tina Manley]

They bring the water from the mountains in underground channels which were
dug a thousand years ago - ganats.  There is water flowing through most of
the villages in channels but many of the villages and the ganats have been
abandoned.  The ganats require regular maintenance to keep them clear and
clean and there aren't enough villagers still living out there to maintain
them.  It's pretty depressing to see the decline of these remote villages.

Tina

On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 8:50 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Interesting fable, nice photos. TFS
> The land looks parched, is there no water around?
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 30-May-2016, at 20:37, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > PESO:
> >
> > Chak Chak means drip-drip.  It's a Zorastrian shrine - an oasis with
> green
> > trees in the middle of a reddish-brown desert and mountains.  There is a
> > perpetually dripping spring there and a grotto.  The description of the
> > Zorastrian legend is in the photo captions.
> >
> > The photos start here:
> >
> http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000XX4E3jurpIM
> >
> > Click Less Info for a bigger picture.
> >
> > C&C greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Tina
> >
> >
> > Tina Manley
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> >
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