Cisterns
Significant historic "cisterns" (Large Covered Reservoirs) where they can be visited.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Al Zubarah | Excavations have revealed a large cistern for storing water. (AB ev) | |
| Al-Hijr | some 200 cisterns of various shape and size (nom file) | |
| Ancient Merv | at Beni Makhan Mosque | |
| Ancient villages of Northern Syria | Relatively sophisticated hydraulic elements have been identified, notably large communal cisterns. (AB ev) | |
| Bagerhat | The quality of the infrastructures - the supply and evacuation of water, the cisterns and reservoirs, the roads and bridges - all reveal a perfect mastery of the techniques of planning and a will towards spatial organization. (unesco website) | |
| Berat and Gjirokastra | A large cistern in the centre of Berat Castle | |
| Biblical Tells | ||
| Brimstone Hill Fortress | Three underground water cisterns | |
| Caceres | "the five-nave reservoir with three bays, incorporated into the Casa de las Veletas in the 16th century" | |
| Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin | ||
| Cilento and Vallo di Diano | Remains of cisterns in Velia | |
| Dougga/Thugga | ||
| Fortifications of Vauban | Two cisterns to hold rain water are part of the fortified town of Longwy | |
| Istanbul | Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarayı). Next to Hagia Sophia. Was built during reign of Justinian I | |
| Kairouan | Aghlabid Cisters are inclused in Zone III of the inscription | |
| Konso | water reservoirs - Hardas (AB ev) | |
| Mapungubwe | On top of Mapungubwe Hill | |
| Masada | "To the early phase (c 35 BCE) belong ... several large cisterns, .." (AB evaluation) | |
| Matera | ||
| Mazagan | Manueline (late Gothic) Cistern in the fortress | |
| Medina of Sousse | Sofra cisterns | |
| Meknes | "Within are the palace with its ... water storage cisterns" (unesco website) | |
| National History Park | Sans Souci | |
| Necropolis of Bet She'arim | The Sih cave was used as a water cistern during the British mandate period (AB ev) | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | The Herodian road which ran alongside the Temple Mount, includes ancient cisterns | |
| Panamá | "Ajibe" reservoir at Panama Viejo | |
| Petra | Um al Beira (Mother of Cisterns) receives it name from a series of water cisterns that are found on the top of the mountain | |
| Qalhat | southern extra-muros cistern (AB ev) | |
| Rani-ki-Vav | ||
| Risco Caido | troglodyte cisterns (AB ev) | |
| Rome | Excavations underneath the area of the Trevi Fountain | |
| Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil | ||
| Sceilg Mhichíl | As there is no fresh water supply on Skellig Michael, the monks devised a sophisticated method of water collection to serve their needs. Two water cisterns were constructed within the inner enclosure of the monastery and a third a little to the west. (see link) | |
| Seville | Alcazar | |
| Siena | ||
| Sintra | Moorish Cistern at Castelo dos Mouros | |
| Stari Grad Plain | ||
| Uxmal | At Uxmal and Kabah | |
| Wartburg Castle | The centre of the lower courtyard is occupied by a cistern. | |
| Xochicalco | ... includes a large rainwater cistern that formed part of a complex water system covering the whole settlement (AB ev) |
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