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title: Turfan Water System Underground Channel
author: Colegota
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13363/turfan-water-system-underground-channel/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Turfan Water System Underground Channel
_Authored by Colegota_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13363.jpg)
## Image Caption
The underground channel of a [qanat](https://www.worldhistory.org/qanat/) in the Turfan water system in the Turpan Depression of Xinjiang, [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Colegota. (2021, February 08). Turfan Water System Underground Channel. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Colegota. "Turfan Water System Underground Channel." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 08, 2021. .
### MLA
Colegota. "Turfan Water System Underground Channel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Feb 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turpan-karez-museo-d02.jpg) by [**Colegota**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turpan-karez-museo-d02.jpg). Submitted by [Corey S. Vaughan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/coreyvaughanski/ "User Page: Corey S. Vaughan"), published on 08 February 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.