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Khaneiki, Majid Labbaf

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“…Part of the collected money given to her is a boon to a poor widow who has symbolically married the falaj, and the rest is spent on refurbishing the falaj and cleaning out its tunnel. Therefore, this figurative marriage between a falaj and a village woman as a remedy for water shortage proves true in the end, based on a narrative in which human presence eclipses even that of water itself (Labbaf Khaneiki, 2020). A falaj tunnel needs constant maintenance every year; otherwise, the build-up of silt and sediment obstructs the tunnel and the falaj may run dry.…”

Section: Falaj Indigenous Knowledge and Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Falaj Indigenous knowledge in Oman and Iran

Al-Ghafri

Khaneiki

Saqri

et al. 2023

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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Both Oman and Iran possess a harsh environment where people’s survival and development entail a deep knowledge about their surroundings. A considerable part of this knowledge has crystallized around the falaj, a hydraulic technique that transfers water from a groundwater source or seasonal runoffs to cultivated lands, in Omani and Iranian oases, that has historically served as the only water source in an otherwise barren arid land. This article argues that the spatial extent of the falaj confronts local communities with a variety of questions to be solved. This article also tries to answer how the falaj system contributed to the development of modern sciences in a broader context. The article concludes that a transition from Indigenous knowledge to modern sciences has changed the position of local communities from coexistence to over-exploitation in terms of their water resources, and this transition can explain their current water problems.

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Section: Falaj Indigenous Knowledge and Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A sophisticated water clock designed by Ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari in 12th century AD (Labbaf Khaneiki, 2020, p. 35).…”

Section: Contribution Of Falaj Knowledge To the History Of Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%