The qanats nomination method

Large number of qanats in Iran and other countries require a systematic naming mechanism. There are thousands of unnamed inactive qanats that are difficult to be addressed and there is no unique method for identification of branches and wells even in well-known qanats. This suggested method is a solution for naming trunks, branches, connections and wells in both old and new generations. In unnamed qanats nomination is based on the use of MRGS geographic position that can be easily searched and located using web based maps. Also, a simple method has been developed for nomination of trunks, branches and connections using 1-3 Latin characters for all of named and unnamed qanats, then the nomination of shafts could be easily done. Naming would be done regardless of being active or inactive for all of the new and old generations of a qanats. This method is tested while mapping qanats using OpenStreetMap.