Heres a rabbit hole for you, Stewart and Lynda Resnick hold more water and water rights (paper water) than all the residents of cali, their pistachio company alone uses more as well. Own the water. Oh dont look into how they are buying up winery's for the water rights not the grapes. And also the aquifers under them. They also own fiji water. Where the locals cant get as much access. Who cares tho.
its called "sand dams" in africa, and they did it in order to make water retained under the sand, not flowing away scattered somewhere else or just evaporated. its a small budgets project and its work well in a semi arid region like places in tanzania. 🤓 actually id just watched videos about this sand dams on youtube few week ago ... 🤭
Love from Iran! As an Iranian, I didn't know these things existed, however, I had never been to Sistan and Balouchestan. Thank you for your attention :)
دالاهو یه تور داره از تهران به سیستان و بلوچستان. خفن ترین مسافرت عمرم بود. تجربه عارفانه محسوب میشه. صحنه هایی رو می بینی آدم هایی رو ملاقات می کنی و برای همیشه تغییر می کنی. ایران هستی برو
I can't believe a full team of geographers didn't know these were water retention thingies. These are fairly common. They are used widely parts of Africa and Asia and they have been talked about a fair bit in many types of media.
I'd even heard of these on youtube from at least one channel - dust ups by shaun overton! He's doing these in a tx desert to capture rain. Cool video, and fun for me (and probably many others) that I knew what these were right away!
I recognized those marks right away. Here in the western ghats of India, we have been making these bunds for a long time too. These are generally restricted to sides of dry mountains and sloping unfarmed lands. They help immensely in increasing the water table and stopping erosion. If you are interested, I can send you some images of these build on my own farmland along with more details about different variations of these that we use.
As an Iranian, I wanna say thank you for making this video. There have always been a large variety of ancient methods for water reservation in different regions of Iran and each region usually has its own technique. Unfortunately, not all of these techniques have been recorded or they're not always readily available or are being forgotten. Also if you need help with finding research papers in Persian or Korean, I could be of help. :)
سلام این اقدامات معمولاً توسط بچه های رشته های مهندسی مکانیک بیوسیستم انجام میشه و مربوط به زمان آقای رفسنجانی و خاتمی هست و باکمک دانشگاه سیستان و بلوچستان و اساتید و دانشجویان انجام شد در زمان ریاست دکتر اکبری بیشتر و البته مردم محلی هم به شدت پشتیبانی و کمک کردن
@@arman6741 در ایران رشته جداگانه مهندسی مکانیک بیوسیستم داریم که فکر کنم از کارشناسی تا پست دکتری رو میشه داخل همین ایران خوند فکر کنم دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد یک مدت دوره پست دکتری این رشته رو داشت البته مطمئن نیستم
5:57 at the top left of the image you can see holes that form a line. These are shafts for the aqueducts (قنات ghanaat or qanaat), and while most were only used in the past there are still a few places in Iran that use them. We have a lot of abandoned ones back in and around Yazd too.
@@kkiooskk That doesn't mean they are all still being used. There is no misinformation. A lot of the old unused ones are juat tourist spots now. 18000 out of 41000 were still in use 4 years ago.
@@AmirhoseinHerandy Dear friend , I live in Mashhad and even we are using qanats all around our region, and as Samtech said you are spreading misinformation
The Persians always had very smart engineering for carrying the water in the desert. Qanat is a marvel of engineering that was invented more than 2,000 years ago and still used today around Yazd in central Iran. Please check that out and see how brilliant that is and extremely dangerous where they carry the water from the mountains 50 miles away under the ground without any pipes!
We have an old method of watershed management and agriculture in eastern Iran called Bandsar. In Bandsar, numerous crescent-shaped embankments are built in a row to direct floodwaters. Later, wheat, watermelon, corn, etc. are planted in these embankments.
@@cat_loversamini7767 من جنوبی هستم و در زمینه روش های سنتی مدیریت آب و آبخیزداری و کشاورزی در مناطق مختلف ایران مطالعه نسبتا مفصلی داشتم. بندسار گود نیست، در واقع شبیه یه سری خاک ریز روی سطح زمین هستند. نزدیک مسیلها(محل عبور سیلاب ) ساخته میشن توی این عکسها هم جای مسیل مشخص است. اونی که گود ساخته میشه گوراب یا آب بندان است
Hello from Iran! I particularly enjoyed your conclusion at the end of the video. However, the harsh reality is that these projects used to be the starting point for much larger endeavors that are now abandoned due to insufficient funding.
eigenlijk zijn jouw videos beter dan deze hier. deze fotos waren niet echt zo moeilijk te identificeren. christophe heeft al btere videos gemakt. maar ik zou eigenlijk meer van jouw videos zien. die zijn geweldig! nog beter waneer zijn over de koloniale tijd gaan
As an iranian I can suggest you to investigate about the concept of Qanat. It's a water system that allowed an arid country like Iran to be like a cradle of civilizations. Merci beaucoup
I really admire this type of investigative journalism. Hyper fixations on seemingly inconsequential and niche topics that turn out to have geopolitical or climate implications. Most people would stop at the "These are for water retention purposes" but you dive in and provide a whole other perspective to the concept. Amazing work!
Hi I'm Iranian would like to explain this, this Semi circular shapes could also be built to collect water as video mention it, but In case of Iran the purpose is so stop Strom dust and it's surprisingly every effective, this is also the reason why they are so big in size compared to half moon. Iran suffering from dust storm from east and west, for east side of country origin of sand storm is inside country, so they built is counter bunds and other Desertification projects but for west side of country origin of sand storm is Iraq, in past decades Iranian government fund and pay for Mulching Iraqi desert and Iran's Khuzestan province, but in recent years due to sanctions, Not having enough funds and budgets government couldn't( or didn't want to) do the Mulching so sand storms cause lots of problem for public and they are so common nowadays specifically in summers compared to 2 decades ago
Since they all face uphill, it's unlikely that they are to subdue winds. This was probably a part of Rafsanjani's water preservation plan which he was very serious about especially since he grew up in a part of Iran that has little water. He called it آبخیزداری
درود هموطن ، متاسفانه الان از حکومت تاریخی و قدرتمندمون چیزی نمونده گیر یه مشت کله پارچه ای افتادیم که چون آفتاب نمیزنه به اون کله های ... مغزاشون پوسیده، به امید آزادی هرچه زودتر ایران
Given how common these seem to be in severely water-stressed areas across the world, I’m surprised you couldn’t have just done a reverse image search on the original bunds themselves…but that wouldn’t have made for such a fascinating and compelling video. Brilliantly executed and edited. Great audio, too. And the French was a cool touch! Explains the missing ‘r.’
This is not the only place in Iran that uses this method, for example, in the city of Estehban, the world's largest rain plantation for figs in Fars province, this method is used not only in collecting rainwater but also in rainfed agriculture on a very large scale, the name of Estehban is enough on the Internet. Search for the information to be displayed for you.❤❤❤❤❤
Hi Christophe, This was absolutely riveting! The amount of work involved in creating these is mind-boggling, as you mentioned. A friend of mine who was deployed to Sistan for military service once told me they would spend their days digging ditches in the desert. It makes me wonder if these projects rely on the vast number of service members who are mandatorily drafted each year.
These two most recent episodes have been incredibly interesting. From face value it’s something a lot of people would otherwise dismiss or ignore but the production value and quality is so fantastic that it just keeps me engaged
I had a flight from Turkmenistan to South East Asia and we were flying over Registan Desert (Iran/Pakistan/Afganistan triangle) and the landscape looked like a sandy fish-scale. So fascinating and deadly
As an Iranian it was a really interesting and informative video to watch I have never heard of these markings or the half-moon method. thank you for your amazing work definitely subscribing
Hello, good evening I am an Iranian from Hamedan province and I am very grateful for your good attention The people who live in Sistan and Baluchestan province are some of the hardest working people in Iran and have special respect for the environment For example, although a crocodile attacks the children of Sistanis, you will never see a crocodile being hunted Good luck
so here is some information for you these water retention systems are over 40 years old, they were erected during the days of Shah to combat the erosion. Funnily enough the face mountain is also known as the sleeping Shah because it looks like the profile of late Mohammad Reza Shah. Which has made it even more of a tourist spot. However the Banquettes are not well maintained so we don't know how much longer they can last.
As someone who' from Iran, Im pretty shocked that I have never seen or heard about these things. Baluch people are one of the most kind-hearted people I have seen, but unfortunately they are not in a great situation. Im happy to see at least there is a project to help them to recover from it.
Hello I'm so glad that some one is actually working on these project. I already at the chabaha one of the city near the ocean,i usually travel to Sistan and Baluchistanone the most beautiful States of iran.
I love how this feels very much like a continuation of his earlier investigation for Vox figuring out what these circles were in the Algerian desert, remnants of exploration by the French colonists prospecting with dynamite blasts (well worth the watch if you haven't seen it!). I hope people send Christophe more satellite mysteries to look into, and that it becomes a series. I can already see it, "in the next episode: who drew these triangles in the Gobi desert?"
Thank you, Cristophe for this amazing content on UA-cam. You work on Vox always struck a chord, and now, seeing you do the same kind of rigorous and vigorous work really makes me happy. Keep it up. Regards One of your admirers
Funny enough my very first thought when I saw the shapes was that they were water conservation rings, there have been great strides made to prevent desertification in sub-Saharan Africa using these trenches.
Interesting topic, and great video! So happy the mystery is finally solved. The question that came to my mind after seeing the performance of half moons in Kenya is that why they didn't work as well in Paskouh after 20+ years? All I see in satellite imagery is a desert with no plants.
Watching from South Africa, I noticed the 50 Rand behind the doctor Nice presentation, we also do those ''technologies'' in our villages in SA to support grass growth throughout the year for the livestock to graze
Being from the very region, thanks for your research. These are called Bund in our native language which literally means "tie" or "bind". But we also refer to small dams as bund.
I had seen these patterns before, but I had no idea that these patterns existed in Iran. The use of these moon patterns on the ground in Africa for desertification and conversion into forests, and in Iran for storing aqueducts! Aqueducts in Iran have a very old history and go back to very distant times. The ancestors of the Iranians had a very high skill in building aqueducts and transporting water from mountainous areas to the heart of the deserts, which still exist and are used today. It is a pity that we Iranians have forgotten the history of our ancestors. Anyway, it was very interesting for me and I thank you for making this video.
Thanks for the added knowledge about this. PBS did a video on the semi-circle bunds a little while ago, and I found it very interesting. Living in Arizona, I wondered why it hasn't been adopted here to help with some of the same issues.
Hello / Thank you for your attention to the topic and for making an interesting video / I am Iranian and I live in Tehran, which is 1721 km away from Passkooh. As an adrenaline junkie about topics related to geography, history, and topography, or especially all three, I can not interfere in this issue, and I would like to, if no one else has done it yet, I can go to area and prepare a series of photos and images.I can take video there with a drone and do more field research on the localities of that area. Honestly, for a long time, I wanted to travel to that region, especially by train, and this is a good motivation - I need to explain a little about the people of that region. Iran is a country made up of several large ethnic groups, and we don't have any people in Iran. which is not part of one of the ethnic groups, such as Kurds, Azeris, Lors, Gilanis, Turkmens, etc. Baloch people.who are the residents of Sistan and Baluchistan province - what I know and I can say with confidence in the face of these people is that if we were to separate one of these ethnic groups from the rest as less privileged in terms of facilities and development, the first choice would definitely be the Baloch people and If you ask this from every hundred Iranians, you will get the same answer immediately -If we skip the reason, the thing that is related to our discussion is that because of this problem, and also because of the long distance from the people inside the country, and at the same time, the difference in religion. The Baloch people, in addition to their noble and original characteristics, unfortunately suffer from a state of isolation, and this problem is a little difficult to communicate with them, even for us who are their compatriots - now leave this isolation to you, next to the general isolation that everyone The people of Iran during the last 50 years due to political reasons And of course, this is also a self-imposed isolation from the high political ranks inside the country, and the foreigners have been intensified by sanctions and all kinds of censorship, and you are on the side of an isolated ethnic group in an isolated country, and that is why You wonder why no one answers my emails, I'm not surprised and I know it's normalThat's why it is unlikely that information can be obtained through correspondence and the only way is to refer. If you have such missions, let me know whether you or your friends. Of course, if no one has done this until now - in any case, if the issue is still open, let me know. Thanks again for the video - maybe if I myself see a message with a western name and an unknown picture, I probably won't open it and think it's advertising or similar.
Good video! I've seen few permaculture videos so for once I actually had some clue as to what was going on. Keep up the good work, you make some of the best videos on this website!
Hi The video was really interesting, and it’s even more fascinating that you covered this topic in the context of Iran. I’m Iranian and live in the desert city of Birjand. If you’re curious about such phenomena in Iran or have any questions, I’d be happy to help you. Rig-e Yalan (Lut Desert) The Dark Sky of Se-Qaleh The Thousand-Year-Old Wild Pistachio Tree of Zardan Garmouk Mineral Hot Springs Kal-e Jeni (Valley of the Jinn) Makhunik Village (Iran’s Lilliput) The Windmills of Nashtifan I suggest you look these up; they are fascinating topics to explore!
As an Iranian person I had no idea about this. Love this video. Also I wish my people were better at communicating with outside, the fact that you reached out to so many people and only got one and a half responses annoyed me a little bit.
I'm Iranian and sadly since 1979 revolution the government almost closed the country to outlanders. The area you're talking about is very remote and unpopulated
Hi @christophe, there is a channel by Andrew Millison (the channel name), a permaculture expert who travels around the world to study traditional practices for collecting rain water like the one in Iran you found out about in this video. On his channel he visited rural India, Sub-Saharan Africa and other places where they have used half-moons and other methods to collect and save water during the raining season for the dry season. His channel will help you learn a lot more about ancient practices for collecting water for droughts/ dry season of the year.
There are similar markings in a semi-desert region called the Sahel. It is used as a water collection system, instead of just letting flood away during the rainy season.
Big applaud for your dedication in finding an answer. I am a big fan of you and Johnny and its just incredible to see you both collaborate and I can already see how stunning the outcome is. I have watched tonnes of your production but this one is special because I am also from the same region but from other part (i.e. Pakistan) Great work
Water Bunds like these are fairly common in arid parts of Asia and Africa. I've read about Masai people making these. I've seen these growing up in Bundelkhand. I suppose tropical arid lands in western countries, like the Canary Islands might also have these.
I’m from Iran, There is a wind storm every year for 40days which wind speed each to 120km/h. The wind comes from Afghanistan and goes to Southeast of Iran( Zabol). You can search Zaboli Wind-(بادهای ۴۰ روزه زابل ) These all are caused by wind.
Im truly in ore you managed to make the most exciting video about swales I've ever seen, and what's doubly impressive is you didn't even use the word swale once. Fair play. 😆👍
oh! its intersting! and may be those shapes make too feeding the "ghanats" too! im not sure but if you could find more of these patterns in northren khurasan( north-east of Iran) and nearby to " ghasabeh ghanat/قناتِ قَصَبِه " may it kinnda relate with ghanats and the system. thanks for video BTW♥
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Heres a rabbit hole for you, Stewart and Lynda Resnick hold more water and water rights (paper water) than all the residents of cali, their pistachio company alone uses more as well. Own the water. Oh dont look into how they are buying up winery's for the water rights not the grapes. And also the aquifers under them. They also own fiji water. Where the locals cant get as much access. Who cares tho.
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You can find all of information about paskuh.
its called "sand dams" in africa, and they did it in order to make water retained under the sand, not flowing away scattered somewhere else or just evaporated.
its a small budgets project and its work well in a semi arid region like places in tanzania.
🤓 actually id just watched videos about this sand dams on youtube few week ago ... 🤭
Love from Iran!
As an Iranian, I didn't know these things existed, however, I had never been to Sistan and Balouchestan.
Thank you for your attention :)
دالاهو یه تور داره از تهران به سیستان و بلوچستان. خفن ترین مسافرت عمرم بود. تجربه عارفانه محسوب میشه. صحنه هایی رو می بینی آدم هایی رو ملاقات می کنی و برای همیشه تغییر می کنی. ایران هستی برو
این توره که میگی کجاست ؟@@redwisdome
@@amirmohamadi گفتم که. شرکت دالاهو، تور تهران به سیستان و بلوچستان. نوروز بهترین انتخاب هست. هشت روز. حتما برو
@@redwisdome 🙌♥️
I can't believe a full team of geographers didn't know these were water retention thingies. These are fairly common. They are used widely parts of Africa and Asia and they have been talked about a fair bit in many types of media.
I can't believe the guy that actually knows what they are calls them thingies 😂
academia only teaches about the tools and technologies of the colonizers.
I'd even heard of these on youtube from at least one channel - dust ups by shaun overton! He's doing these in a tx desert to capture rain. Cool video, and fun for me (and probably many others) that I knew what these were right away!
@@Deiyo_Andrew Millison has a video about them but i dont remember what they are called
true, I've seen several videos on youtube about these bunds
This channel's production quality is so good. I feel like I am part of the investigation. Well done, Christophe and team.
Sooooooo good.
It’s because hes most likely working for the government.
He is copying Johnny Harris format
@ yeah, and it’s great.
1:45 it's paskuh, 'pas' means behind and 'kuh' means mountain so it means behind mountain
I recognized those marks right away. Here in the western ghats of India, we have been making these bunds for a long time too. These are generally restricted to sides of dry mountains and sloping unfarmed lands.
They help immensely in increasing the water table and stopping erosion. If you are interested, I can send you some images of these build on my own farmland along with more details about different variations of these that we use.
As an Iranian, I wanna say thank you for making this video.
There have always been a large variety of ancient methods for water reservation in different regions of Iran and each region usually has its own technique. Unfortunately, not all of these techniques have been recorded or they're not always readily available or are being forgotten.
Also if you need help with finding research papers in Persian or Korean, I could be of help. :)
مطمئنی؟
سلام این اقدامات معمولاً توسط بچه های رشته های مهندسی مکانیک بیوسیستم انجام میشه و مربوط به زمان آقای رفسنجانی و خاتمی هست و باکمک دانشگاه سیستان و بلوچستان و اساتید و دانشجویان انجام شد در زمان ریاست دکتر اکبری بیشتر و البته مردم محلی هم به شدت پشتیبانی و کمک کردن
سلام این روش مدت قدیمی نیست و مربوط به رشته مکانیک بیوسیستم ها هست و با کمک دانشگاه سیستان و بلوچستان انجام شد با الگو گرفتن از کشور هندوستان
@@turinturambar6492 بیوسیستم مگه گرایش کشاورزی نیست؟
@@arman6741 در ایران رشته جداگانه مهندسی مکانیک بیوسیستم داریم که فکر کنم از کارشناسی تا پست دکتری رو میشه داخل همین ایران خوند فکر کنم دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد یک مدت دوره پست دکتری این رشته رو داشت البته مطمئن نیستم
As an Iranian I’d like to appreciate your curiosity 😊 Very interesting story …
عرزشی میزنی انگلیسیم کامنت میزارید آنقدر کودن هستید آدم میفهمه
5:57 at the top left of the image you can see holes that form a line. These are shafts for the aqueducts (قنات ghanaat or qanaat), and while most were only used in the past there are still a few places in Iran that use them. We have a lot of abandoned ones back in and around Yazd too.
همشهری عزیز ، مطمئنی که این قنات های توی یزد فراموش شده و بدون استفاده هستن؟
@ خیلیهاش الآن آدما رو رو می برن توش به عنوان تور می گردونن.
Nope, there are still 37,000 qanats in use, please don’t spread misinformation! 😊
@@kkiooskk That doesn't mean they are all still being used. There is no misinformation. A lot of the old unused ones are juat tourist spots now. 18000 out of 41000 were still in use 4 years ago.
@@AmirhoseinHerandy Dear friend , I live in Mashhad and even we are using qanats all around our region, and as Samtech said you are spreading misinformation
The Persians always had very smart engineering for carrying the water in the desert. Qanat is a marvel of engineering that was invented more than 2,000 years ago and still used today around Yazd in central Iran. Please check that out and see how brilliant that is and extremely dangerous where they carry the water from the mountains 50 miles away under the ground without any pipes!
Thanks for addressing the issues of Iran!
We have an old method of watershed management and agriculture in eastern Iran called Bandsar. In Bandsar, numerous crescent-shaped embankments are built in a row to direct floodwaters. Later, wheat, watermelon, corn, etc. are planted in these embankments.
شما اهل کدام منطقه هستید؟ همان منطثقه که ایشان گفت؟..فکرکنم اونها که شما میگید خیلی گود هستند شاید اینها نباشند
@@cat_loversamini7767 من جنوبی هستم و در زمینه روش های سنتی مدیریت آب و آبخیزداری و کشاورزی در مناطق مختلف ایران مطالعه نسبتا مفصلی داشتم. بندسار گود نیست، در واقع شبیه یه سری خاک ریز روی سطح زمین هستند. نزدیک مسیلها(محل عبور سیلاب ) ساخته میشن توی این عکسها هم جای مسیل مشخص است. اونی که گود ساخته میشه گوراب یا آب بندان است
Thanks for sharing this, Iran and Iranians are masters of adaptation and living in harmony with nature ... deserts, jungles, mountains, oceans, ...
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Specially when it comes to water management, we have had solutions from thousands years ago!
Hello from Iran! I particularly enjoyed your conclusion at the end of the video. However, the harsh reality is that these projects used to be the starting point for much larger endeavors that are now abandoned due to insufficient funding.
the data from this project is so immense, it's sad that we cant access them
Insufficient funding or in other words; embezzlement.
sanctions by the west@@RossPacino
Not necessarily, but MOST likely!☻
All the fundings are going to Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen etc..
Great video . Curiosity, passion and dedication led you to your answer . As an Iranian I appreciate your recognition and hard work. Love
Never stop making videos about crazy google earth mysteries Christophe
oooh your videos are great too!
eigenlijk zijn jouw videos beter dan deze hier. deze fotos waren niet echt zo moeilijk te identificeren. christophe heeft al btere videos gemakt.
maar ik zou eigenlijk meer van jouw videos zien. die zijn geweldig! nog beter waneer zijn over de koloniale tijd gaan
As an iranian I can suggest you to investigate about the concept of Qanat. It's a water system that allowed an arid country like Iran to be like a cradle of civilizations. Merci beaucoup
I really admire this type of investigative journalism. Hyper fixations on seemingly inconsequential and niche topics that turn out to have geopolitical or climate implications. Most people would stop at the "These are for water retention purposes" but you dive in and provide a whole other perspective to the concept. Amazing work!
Hi I'm Iranian would like to explain this, this Semi circular shapes could also be built to collect water as video mention it, but In case of Iran the purpose is so stop Strom dust and it's surprisingly every effective, this is also the reason why they are so big in size compared to half moon.
Iran suffering from dust storm from east and west, for east side of country origin of sand storm is inside country, so they built is counter bunds and other Desertification projects but for west side of country origin of sand storm is Iraq, in past decades Iranian government fund and pay for Mulching Iraqi desert and Iran's Khuzestan province, but in recent years due to sanctions, Not having enough funds and budgets government couldn't( or didn't want to) do the Mulching so sand storms cause lots of problem for public and they are so common nowadays specifically in summers compared to 2 decades ago
Since they all face uphill, it's unlikely that they are to subdue winds. This was probably a part of Rafsanjani's water preservation plan which he was very serious about especially since he grew up in a part of Iran that has little water. He called it آبخیزداری
Thanks for the video from Iran ❤❤❤❤❤
Oldest country in the world
درود❤
درود هموطن ، متاسفانه الان از حکومت تاریخی و قدرتمندمون چیزی نمونده گیر یه مشت کله پارچه ای افتادیم که چون آفتاب نمیزنه به اون کله های ... مغزاشون پوسیده، به امید آزادی هرچه زودتر ایران
I'm from Iran
And never herd if such things even exist
Thank you so much for sharing your discovery to us
As an Iranian I really enjoyed this video and I learned something that I had no idea before
Thank You!
Really interested in your tunnel vision series and as an Iranian im happy that people get to know more about iran from your video ❤
Given how common these seem to be in severely water-stressed areas across the world, I’m surprised you couldn’t have just done a reverse image search on the original bunds themselves…but that wouldn’t have made for such a fascinating and compelling video. Brilliantly executed and edited. Great audio, too. And the French was a cool touch! Explains the missing ‘r.’
This is not the only place in Iran that uses this method, for example, in the city of Estehban, the world's largest rain plantation for figs in Fars province, this method is used not only in collecting rainwater but also in rainfed agriculture on a very large scale, the name of Estehban is enough on the Internet. Search for the information to be displayed for you.❤❤❤❤❤
Hi Christophe,
This was absolutely riveting! The amount of work involved in creating these is mind-boggling, as you mentioned. A friend of mine who was deployed to Sistan for military service once told me they would spend their days digging ditches in the desert. It makes me wonder if these projects rely on the vast number of service members who are mandatorily drafted each year.
It's late but glad to help with any quesion on Iran's geography.
So excited to see more from this channel! I loved the videos you did in this style over at Vox, glad to see you getting more credit for it!
Love the channel, just one question, why is the channel's name Christophe instead of Tunnel Vision? xD
probably branding reason
yoooo, this was dope as an iranian
keep up the good work >:D
These two most recent episodes have been incredibly interesting. From face value it’s something a lot of people would otherwise dismiss or ignore but the production value and quality is so fantastic that it just keeps me engaged
incredible content! makes the whole research process feel very approachable. can't wait to see where this channel goes.
I just love IRAN ♥
Propaganda much?
@cookingwithkimbap4432 American propaganda?
@@rezabigdeli6 lmao I’m Korean
@@cookingwithkimbap4432 North Korean? Or American controlled Korea?
I had a flight from Turkmenistan to South East Asia and we were flying over Registan Desert (Iran/Pakistan/Afganistan triangle) and the landscape looked like a sandy fish-scale. So fascinating and deadly
As an Iranian it was a really interesting and informative video to watch I have never heard of these markings or the half-moon method. thank you for your amazing work definitely subscribing
i really appreciate your work as an iranain , it's so delightful to see someone finally talked about this forgotten part of iran.
Wow
This was really interesting and useful
It's really enjoyable and satisfying when you hear about your country and science ( geography)at the time
Johnny created a MONSTER he can't even stop
Johnny? Harris, you mean?
Hello, good evening
I am an Iranian from Hamedan province and I am very grateful for your good attention
The people who live in Sistan and Baluchestan province are some of the hardest working people in Iran and have special respect for the environment
For example, although a crocodile attacks the children of Sistanis, you will never see a crocodile being hunted
Good luck
so here is some information for you these water retention systems are over 40 years old, they were erected during the days of Shah to combat the erosion.
Funnily enough the face mountain is also known as the sleeping Shah because it looks like the profile of late Mohammad Reza Shah.
Which has made it even more of a tourist spot.
However the Banquettes are not well maintained so we don't know how much longer they can last.
Iranian here. I had no idea about the existence of these bunds! I enjoyed every minute of your video. Great job!
Love this new channel. Production is top notch and can't wait to see the next rabbit hole.
As someone who' from Iran, Im pretty shocked that I have never seen or heard about these things. Baluch people are one of the most kind-hearted people I have seen, but unfortunately they are not in a great situation. Im happy to see at least there is a project to help them to recover from it.
Thank you! You taught me something about my country that I didn't know!
Appreciate your work! Keep it up!❤
I appreciate just how far down the rabbit hole you’re willing to go.
Hello I'm so glad that some one is actually working on these project. I already at the chabaha one of the city near the ocean,i usually travel to Sistan and Baluchistanone the most beautiful States of iran.
I love how this feels very much like a continuation of his earlier investigation for Vox figuring out what these circles were in the Algerian desert, remnants of exploration by the French colonists prospecting with dynamite blasts (well worth the watch if you haven't seen it!). I hope people send Christophe more satellite mysteries to look into, and that it becomes a series. I can already see it, "in the next episode: who drew these triangles in the Gobi desert?"
Thank you, Cristophe for this amazing content on UA-cam. You work on Vox always struck a chord, and now, seeing you do the same kind of rigorous and vigorous work really makes me happy. Keep it up.
Regards
One of your admirers
Super interesting great video. Thank you so much. It's hard to find similar high-quality content here on youtube! Please continue!!!
Always an exciting moment when YT notifies me that you have released a new video. Great job, journalism at it's best.
Funny enough my very first thought when I saw the shapes was that they were water conservation rings, there have been great strides made to prevent desertification in sub-Saharan Africa using these trenches.
Interesting topic, and great video! So happy the mystery is finally solved. The question that came to my mind after seeing the performance of half moons in Kenya is that why they didn't work as well in Paskouh after 20+ years? All I see in satellite imagery is a desert with no plants.
Watching from South Africa, I noticed the 50 Rand behind the doctor
Nice presentation, we also do those ''technologies'' in our villages in SA to support grass growth throughout the year for the livestock to graze
Subscribed. Loving the content. 🙌🏽
I love these videos, man. Keep 'em coming!
I'm from Iran and I loved this video, thanks.
Being from the very region, thanks for your research. These are called Bund in our native language which literally means "tie" or "bind". But we also refer to small dams as bund.
I had seen these patterns before, but I had no idea that these patterns existed in Iran.
The use of these moon patterns on the ground in Africa for desertification and conversion into forests, and in Iran for storing aqueducts! Aqueducts in Iran have a very old history and go back to very distant times. The ancestors of the Iranians had a very high skill in building aqueducts and transporting water from mountainous areas to the heart of the deserts, which still exist and are used today. It is a pity that we Iranians have forgotten the history of our ancestors. Anyway, it was very interesting for me and I thank you for making this video.
I loved this. Definitely not enough content where I actually learn something new on UA-cam.
love your research and the way you tell us, chris!.. waiting for next video on tv_
This is some really good research. Thank you very interesting and informative
Thanks for the added knowledge about this. PBS did a video on the semi-circle bunds a little while ago, and I found it very interesting. Living in Arizona, I wondered why it hasn't been adopted here to help with some of the same issues.
Hello / Thank you for your attention to the topic and for making an interesting video / I am Iranian and I live in Tehran, which is 1721 km away from Passkooh. As an adrenaline junkie about topics related to geography, history, and topography, or especially all three, I can not interfere in this issue, and I would like to, if no one else has done it yet, I can go to area and prepare a series of photos and images.I can take video there with a drone and do more field research on the localities of that area. Honestly, for a long time, I wanted to travel to that region, especially by train, and this is a good motivation - I need to explain a little about the people of that region. Iran is a country made up of several large ethnic groups, and we don't have any people in Iran. which is not part of one of the ethnic groups, such as Kurds, Azeris, Lors, Gilanis, Turkmens, etc. Baloch people.who are the residents of Sistan and Baluchistan province - what I know and I can say with confidence in the face of these people is that if we were to separate one of these ethnic groups from the rest as less privileged in terms of facilities and development, the first choice would definitely be the Baloch people and If you ask this from every hundred Iranians, you will get the same answer immediately -If we skip the reason, the thing that is related to our discussion is that because of this problem, and also because of the long distance from the people inside the country, and at the same time, the difference in religion. The Baloch people, in addition to their noble and original characteristics, unfortunately suffer from a state of isolation, and this problem is a little difficult to communicate with them, even for us who are their compatriots - now leave this isolation to you, next to the general isolation that everyone The people of Iran during the last 50 years due to political reasons And of course, this is also a self-imposed isolation from the high political ranks inside the country, and the foreigners have been intensified by sanctions and all kinds of censorship, and you are on the side of an isolated ethnic group in an isolated country, and that is why You wonder why no one answers my emails, I'm not surprised and I know it's normalThat's why it is unlikely that information can be obtained through correspondence and the only way is to refer. If you have such missions, let me know whether you or your friends. Of course, if no one has done this until now - in any case, if the issue is still open, let me know. Thanks again for the video - maybe if I myself see a message with a western name and an unknown picture, I probably won't open it and think it's advertising or similar.
Good video! I've seen few permaculture videos so for once I actually had some clue as to what was going on. Keep up the good work, you make some of the best videos on this website!
Hi
The video was really interesting, and it’s even more fascinating that you covered this topic in the context of Iran.
I’m Iranian and live in the desert city of Birjand. If you’re curious about such phenomena in Iran or have any questions, I’d be happy to help you.
Rig-e Yalan (Lut Desert)
The Dark Sky of Se-Qaleh
The Thousand-Year-Old Wild Pistachio Tree of Zardan
Garmouk Mineral Hot Springs
Kal-e Jeni (Valley of the Jinn)
Makhunik Village (Iran’s Lilliput)
The Windmills of Nashtifan
I suggest you look these up; they are fascinating topics to explore!
Fabulous episode. Thanks so much!! ❤🎉
I've never heard about this before. That is marvelous
I appreciate your hard work, well done
As an Iranian person I had no idea about this. Love this video. Also I wish my people were better at communicating with outside, the fact that you reached out to so many people and only got one and a half responses annoyed me a little bit.
Very good content! Keep up the hard work, very interesting
I realy enjoyed it
Rare true vids about my country
Mysterious stuff from Google Maps - explained - has been one of my favorite contents
I'm Iranian and sadly since 1979 revolution the government almost closed the country to outlanders. The area you're talking about is very remote and unpopulated
Your hard work and research are very admirable,
The way you investigate these kind of topics makes me want to do the same. You’re an inspiration
3:30 I was not ready for this😂😂
Yeah bro😂
not gunna lie this is the firsat ad ive seen that is actully something usefull and seems brilliant
Loved the video, thank you for your content!
I am Iranian and this video was extremely interesting.
Hi @christophe, there is a channel by Andrew Millison (the channel name), a permaculture expert who travels around the world to study traditional practices for collecting rain water like the one in Iran you found out about in this video. On his channel he visited rural India, Sub-Saharan Africa and other places where they have used half-moons and other methods to collect and save water during the raining season for the dry season. His channel will help you learn a lot more about ancient practices for collecting water for droughts/ dry season of the year.
Hey man im from iran and didn't know anything about that and i was prey surprised
Thanks for the video
fantastic video!!! not to be basal about it but Christophe's ability to speak french is wow...
For these matters I think Kaveh Madani could help you to understand more about Iran's water issues or history of water system in Iran.
Excellent episode -- kudos to you and the team
There are similar markings in a semi-desert region called the Sahel. It is used as a water collection system, instead of just letting flood away during the rainy season.
wow what a fascinating topic. Thanks for the deep dive.
as an Iranian i had no idea about it , thanks for such information
Big applaud for your dedication in finding an answer. I am a big fan of you and Johnny and its just incredible to see you both collaborate and I can already see how stunning the outcome is.
I have watched tonnes of your production but this one is special because I am also from the same region but from other part (i.e. Pakistan)
Great work
it is crazy what you have done. awsome and thanks
Was waiting for your next vid 😌
Yay! Another rabbit hole!!
Hi, loved the video! I just wanted to say that I'm from Iran and if you ever need help doing research in Iran I would love to help
Water Bunds like these are fairly common in arid parts of Asia and Africa.
I've read about Masai people making these. I've seen these growing up in Bundelkhand.
I suppose tropical arid lands in western countries, like the Canary Islands might also have these.
I’m from Iran,
There is a wind storm every year for 40days which wind speed each to 120km/h.
The wind comes from Afghanistan and goes to Southeast of Iran( Zabol).
You can search Zaboli Wind-(بادهای ۴۰ روزه زابل )
These all are caused by wind.
Here there is no sand storm at all they are rocking mountain .its far away form lut or jazmoryan iam from not far away from that city
Love from Iran, Tehran ❤
Just beautiful. I love learning this way!
Im truly in ore you managed to make the most exciting video about swales I've ever seen, and what's doubly impressive is you didn't even use the word swale once.
Fair play. 😆👍
Another Vox journalist starting on their own and giving us incredible content. Well done!
oh! its intersting! and may be those shapes make too feeding the "ghanats" too! im not sure but if you could find more of these patterns in northren khurasan( north-east of Iran) and nearby to " ghasabeh ghanat/قناتِ قَصَبِه " may it kinnda relate with ghanats and the system.
thanks for video BTW♥
Great job Christophe!! So cool