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🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works

Band-e Darreh — Arch Dam of Birjand

Qajar to Pahlavi (1910–1930) · Qajar Persian garden culture (Birjand Alam dynasty)

1910 Qajar 12-m arch 35 m on Darreh valley feeding Birjand Akbariye Persian garden and Arg via 2 km qanat.

🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works

Band-e Golestan — Timurid Arch Dam, Mashhad

Timurid (Tamerlane) to Safavid (1350–1590) · Timurid Persian (Turko-Mongol Persianized); Mashhad Imam Reza shrine

1350 Timurid 24-m arch 96 m on Golestan gorge feeding Mashhad Imam Reza 8-km garden canal, still lake.