Water
The mountains act as a source of water, in an otherwise arid environment from the increased precipitation from the mountain range. This has led many of the rivers that runoff of the mountains to become a source of water for irrigation in the surrounding lands. From the need of water to irrigate the mountains, dams were built, which has caused several environmental concerns in the area.
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Famous quotes containing the word water:
“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul
after thee, O God.”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalm XLII (l. XLII, 1)
“We have to learn how to come out of unclean situations cleaner than we were, and even how to wash ourselves with dirty water when we need to.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“A little water clears us of this deed.
How easy is it then!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)