Document Type : Original Article
Author
PhD in Islam History, Shariati Technical Vocational University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Water, as one of the most basic elements of life, has always played a fundamental role in the construction of settlements and the emergence of human civilizations. In Iran, according to geographical conditions, including low rainfall, especially in arid and semi-arid areas, cities and villages are mostly located around water sources such as aqueducts. The aqueduct has had various functions in the dimensions of sustainable economic, social, cultural, environmental and administrative development of arid and semi-arid regions of the country. One of the villages whose life depends on the aqueduct is Khairabad village. This village has four aqueducts. Dehanbara aqueduct and new aqueduct are among the most famous aqueducts of this village and play a vital role in the survival, durability and development of this village, especially in the field of tourism industry. In the past, these two aqueducts have had various functions such as providing drinking water, agricultural water, animal husbandry, washing and water mills, and today they can play a very important role in the development and progress of this village in the field of tourism and industry. This research examines the role, position and function of Dehanbara and New Aqueducts in the development and progress of Khairabad village in the past, present and future. At the same time, this research is fundamental-applied in terms of its purpose, and in terms of its historical nature and method of collecting library, documentary and field materials (observation and interview).
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