The ancient land of (Persia) Iran, with its enduring civilization, is recognized by the world as a cradle of culture and civilization. The intellectuals founded over the centuries, great traditions of philosophy, science, art and craft, as well as establishing moral values that led to a long - lasting and harmonious relationship between the individual and society. Irrigation principles have therefore been attended to since the ancient times and viewed as "Irrigation Art". Dam construction in Iran (Persia) dates back to the ancient time, Kebar Dam one of the oldest arch dam in the world The dam construction developed at the time of Sassanian era and during the Safavids empire water engineering developed significantly and many storage and diversion dams and bridges were constructed. Civil works such as water mills, Qanats and ancient dykes, storage and diversion dams, all have a logical, regular and simple function and at the same time demonstrate ingenuity and originality in every detail.
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