Channel: Nurettin Odunya

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Description: Welcome to my travelchannel. ☛☛☞☛ youtube.com/user/nurettinodunya/playlists...On my channel you can find more than 1500 films of almost 100 countries. See the playlist on my youtube channel.Enjoy! "Fire Land" of Turfan - the hottest city in Uyghur A green oasis in the middle of the desert, blown by winds from all directions – this was the way how Turpan city appeared before his eyes of weary travelers over a period of two thousand years. It was not only an important commercial and cultural center on the Great Silk Road, but also a strategic post on the ancient caravan route northern branch. Turpan is a unique city. It is located in the Turpan Basin at the depth of 154 m below sea level. From all sides the city is surrounded by deserts and mountains, destroyed medieval towns and ruins of ancient settlements. The area, the city is situated on, is called the Valley of Winds: the pressure inside the cavity differs much from the pressure outside it, while a rapid movement of air flow generates a strong vortex. This makes a trip through the valley somewhat uncomfortable, though, the local community learned how to adapt to it long ago. The locals named Turpan as "Fire Land”, because it is the hottest city in China and one of the driest places in the world. In summer the temperature reaches 50°C in the shade, so many excursions to the city’s landmarks and the surrounding area should begin at dawn. Karez Irrigation System, Turpan The famous system of underground and surface channels of Turfan Turpan is known as one of the hottest places in the world. The rainfalls there are less than 16 mm per year, while permanent dry wind blowing from the Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts, makes the existence of any life impossible there. But for the last two millennia, Turpan is one of the most advanced and well-developed agricultural oases of Eastern Turkestan. The secret of the success lies in a karez ancient irrigation system, once invented by the Persians, and successfully brought to life by the Turpan people. The Chinese people are proud of these feats of engineering as they are proud of the Great Wall of China. The karez irrigation system is a system of underground and surface channels connected by wells. It is fed with water flowing during the deglaciation. Initially, the water is accumulated in so-called collecting wells, and from there by special channels it comes to agricultural valleys for irrigation and directly to Turpan. The length of the canal system reaches 5000 km – its scope and grandeur of idea are comparable only to those of the Great Wall of China. The system delivered water not only to the oasis of Turpan, but also to other cities on the Silk Road, and was the only saving grace for caravans and lonely travelers for a great while.