So it would seem that historic=* or heritage=* would be appropriate sub-tags for qanats when applicable on top of waterway=canal, canal=qanat, tunnel=yes.
I guess we would need to discuss after the approval of Qanat for what criterion/ia would determine historic=yes for qanat. > On Jun 26, 2020, at 10:42, Paul Allen <pla16...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> On Fri, 26 Jun 2020 at 14:47, Walker Bradley <walker.t.brad...@gmail.com> >> wrote: > >> Some Qanats are over three thousand years old, and are certainly listed in >> guidebooks. > > Those may merit a historic=yes. Depends on the guidebook, to some extent. > >> There is a Qanat system in Persia that is UNESCO listed >> (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1506/) > > That certainly merits heritage tagging because it is listed by a heritage > organization. >> >> “Modern” Qanats/Karez are still often hand dug, not with modern tunneling >> equipment. The World Bank funded the refurbishment of many in Afghanistan, >> usually these were done with traditional methods, and they are the main >> source of water in many areas. > > Modern ones are definitely not historic=yes. Not all of the old ones are > historic=yes but are just everyday water supply of no special interest > except to the thirsty. > > -- > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
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