Water supply and sewerage underground outfits of Bulgarian monastery “St. Georgy Zograph” in holly Mt. Athos, Greece Cover Image
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Водовземни и канализационни съоръжения на българския манастир „Св. вмчк Георги Зограф“ – Света гора Атонска, Гърция
Water supply and sewerage underground outfits of Bulgarian monastery “St. Georgy Zograph” in holly Mt. Athos, Greece

Author(s): Alexey Zhalov
Subject(s): History, Geography, Regional studies, Physical Geopgraphy, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Oral history, Social history, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ

Summary/Abstract: Five international expedition of the project “Cave research of the Holy Mountain Athos – Greece” took place in 2016 and 2017. This phase of the project was organized by the Bulgarian Caving Society (BCS). The explorations were focused in the surroundings of Bulgarian Orthodox Monastery „St. Georgi Zograph“. 46 natural and artificial caves with total length were explored and surveyed. 32 of them were artificial. From a functional point of view, artificial caves are divided into 4 categories: Water collection galleries Kariz, Ganats; Drainage channels; Fountains with tanks attached to them behind water; Tanks. The work analyses the construction of the underground structures. Description of the most important of them is given.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 366-374
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bulgarian