Turpan Karez Paradise

The karez is a vertical tunnel system connecting wells developed by the Turpan people to irrigate their arid land.

The word karez means "well" (karez, Uyghur: كارىز, romanized: kariz) in the local Uyghur language.

[1] Visitors to the museum can learn about the underground irrigation system in the desert area and see the karez system in operation.

[2] This facility is in a relatively convenient location, about five kilometers from the city center of Turpan, about one kilometer from China National Highway 312.

The karez there, called Miyim Haji's Karez (Chinese: 米依木·阿吉坎儿井) was built about 800 years ago.

The entrance to the museum of Turpan Karez Paradise
An underground corridor of a Turpan karez