Kish(IP): The underground city of Kariz is the only old aqueduct on Kish Island in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, which is located at a depth of 16 meters and is about 2,500 years old.

Iran PressIran news:  Kariz is an underground city with historical architecture, which consists of a roof with a diameter of 7 meters of oyster fossils and marine aquatics and shows that it was once a seabed.

The Kariz aqueduct originates from the Safin and Baghu regions and reaches the old city of Harira. Along this aqueduct, 274 wells have been dug to collect water, which shows that the people of this region once used the water of the Kariz aqueduct for drinking purposes as well as trade with the countries bordering the Persian Gulf.

The water in the Kariz aqueduct is the result of seasonal rainfall, which is naturally purified by passing through several coral layers.

The forever cool weather of the Kariz aqueduct in all seasons is another feature of this beautiful underground city and many tourists visit this historical place.

The unique place of Kariz aqueduct is one of the dozens of places of interest on the beautiful island of Kish that travelers of the 2022 Qatar World Cup can visit this tourist attraction by stopping in Kish.

Ali Akbar Safaei, CEO of the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), recently told IranPress in Bandar Abbas that the focus of Iran's support for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar is Kish Island, which has great sights and facilities, and travelers of this great sports event can Use it.

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Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi
Kariz underground city, Photographer: Maliheh Zakerrazavi