Cisterns

Connected Sites: 57

Significant historic "cisterns" (Large Covered Reservoirs) where they can be visited.

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Connected Sites

Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarayı). Next To Hagia Sophia. Was Built During Reign Of Justinian I
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Biblical Tells
Inscribed: 2005
3.01
127
10
Old City of Jerusalem
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
12
The Herodian Road Which Ran Alongside The Temple Mount, Includes Ancient Cisterns
Mazagan
Mazagan
Morocco
Inscribed: 2004
2.55
113
7
Manueline (Late Gothic) Cistern In The Fortress
Seville
Seville
Spain
Inscribed: 1987
4.00
567
12
Alcazar
Matera
Matera
Italy
Inscribed: 1993
3.86
263
7
Rome
Rome
Holy See, Italy
Inscribed: 1980
4.57
928
13
Excavations Underneath The Area Of The Trevi Fountain
Cilento and Vallo di Diano
Inscribed: 1998
3.40
191
5
Remains Of Cisterns In Velia
Dougga/Thugga
Inscribed: 1997
3.68
119
3
"It Possesses A Remarkable Assemblage Of Public Buildings, Most Of Them Dating In Their Present Form From The 2nd And 3rd Centuries Ad - .., Public Cisterns" (Ab Ev)
Fortifications of Vauban
Inscribed: 2008
3.01
327
18
Two Cisterns To Hold Rain Water Are Part Of The Fortified Town Of Longwy
Brimstone Hill Fortress
Brimstone Hill Fortress
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Inscribed: 1999
2.82
94
5
Three Underground Water Cisterns
Sintra
Sintra
Portugal
Inscribed: 1995
3.90
528
14
Moorish Cistern At Castelo Dos Mouros
Caceres
Caceres
Spain
Inscribed: 1986
3.13
186
6
"The Five-Nave Reservoir With Three Bays, Incorporated Into The Casa De Las Veletas In The 16th Century"
Masada
Masada
Israel
Inscribed: 2001
3.77
255
11
"To The Early Phase (C 35 Bce) Belong ... Several Large Cisterns, .." (Ab Evaluation)
Stari Grad Plain
Inscribed: 2008
2.16
164
7
Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
Inscribed: 2010
3.14
32
4
National History Park
Inscribed: 1982
3.79
25
7
Sans Souci
Konso
Konso
Ethiopia
Inscribed: 2011
2.90
42
3
Water Reservoirs - Hardas (Ab Ev)
Ancient villages of Northern Syria
Inscribed: 2011
3.09
37
2
Relatively Sophisticated Hydraulic Elements Have Been Identified, Notably Large Communal Cisterns. (Ab Ev)
Meknes
Meknes
Morocco
Inscribed: 1996
2.97
274
6
"Within Are The Palace With Its ... Water Storage Cisterns" (Unesco Website)
Medina of Sousse
Inscribed: 1988
2.83
192
5
Sofra Cisterns
See Www.Lonelyplanet.Com
Kairouan
Kairouan
Tunisia
Inscribed: 1988
3.05
181
4
Aghlabid Cisters Are Inclused In Zone Iii Of The Inscription
See Www.Lonelyplanet.Com
Ancient Merv
Ancient Merv
Turkmenistan
Inscribed: 1999
2.83
47
5
At Beni Makhan Mosque
Wartburg Castle
Inscribed: 1999
3.15
253
11
The Centre Of The Lower Courtyard Is Occupied By A Cistern.
Bagerhat
Bagerhat
Bangladesh
Inscribed: 1985
2.20
37
3
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
Inscribed: 2005
3.55
216
7
A Large Cistern In The Centre Of Berat Castle
See Www.Albaniantourist.Com
Hegra
Hegra
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2008
3.89
62
9
Some 200 Cisterns Of Various Shape And Size (Nom File)
Al Zubarah
Inscribed: 2013
1.76
84
6
Excavations Have Revealed A Large Cistern For Storing Water. (Ab Ev)
Uxmal
Uxmal
Mexico
Inscribed: 1996
3.94
221
7
At Uxmal And Kabah
Xochicalco
Inscribed: 1999
3.30
107
8
... Includes A Large Rainwater Cistern That Formed Part Of A Complex Water System Covering The Whole Settlement (Ab Ev)
Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin
Inscribed: 2014
3.25
76
9
Rani-ki-Vav
Inscribed: 2014
3.53
57
4
Stepwells Are A Type Of Cistern: "Stepwells (Also Known As Vavs Or Baori) Are Wells, Cisterns Or Ponds With A Long Corridor Of Steps That Descend To The Water Level." (Wiki)
Panamá
Panamá
Panama
Inscribed: 1997
2.93
207
8
"Ajibe" Reservoir At Panama Viejo
Necropolis of Bet She'arim
Inscribed: 2015
2.86
78
4
The Sih Cave Was Used As A Water Cistern During The British Mandate Period (Ab Ev)
Petra
Petra
Jordan
Inscribed: 1985
4.61
386
21
Um Al Beira (Mother Of Cisterns) Receives It Name From A Series Of Water Cisterns That Are Found On The Top Of The Mountain
See Nabataea.Net
Mapungubwe
Mapungubwe
South Africa
Inscribed: 2003
3.00
26
5
On Top Of Mapungubwe Hill
Siena
Siena
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
4.07
505
9
Qalhat
Inscribed: 2018
1.73
67
4
Southern Extra-Muros Cistern (Ab Ev)
Risco Caido
Inscribed: 2019
2.43
59
4
Troglodyte Cisterns (Ab Ev)
Paquimé
Paquimé
Mexico
Inscribed: 1998
2.68
20
5
The House Of The Wells Takes Its Name From The Large Storage Cistern (Now Backfilled For Reasons Of Safety) In One Of Its Plazas That Was Fed From The Common Network (Ab Ev)
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque
Inscribed: 2015
2.36
89
9
Two Terminal 16th Century Square Cisterns, Which Provided Water To The Key Complexes In Zempoala (Ab Ev)
Pasargadae
Inscribed: 2004
2.57
93
5
Pasargadae Is Also Home To A Complex Water Supply System For The Time That Comprises Cisterns, Tunnels, Underground Canals, And Ducts, Which Are Locally Known As Qanats
See Www.Tehrantimes.Com
Danube Limes
Danube Limes
Austria, Germany, Slovakia
Inscribed: 2021
2.05
261
6
Carnuntum (Id No 31): The Camp Was Supplied With Fresh Water Via Running Wells, Cisterns And Draw Wells Located Along The Main Roads. The Tribune Houses Each Had Their Own Wells, Up To 6 M Deep. Between Two Of The Officers' Houses, One Came Across A Slightly Sloping Brick Concrete Pavement. Along Its Longitudinal Axis, Three Cisterns With Bevelled Edges Collected Rainwater Flowing Down From The Roofs.
See De.Wikipedia.Org
Amphitheater of El Jem
Inscribed: 1979
3.47
195
9
"One Can Still See There A Very Elaborate System Of Recovery And Channeling Of Rainwater As Well As Cisterns For The Water Supply Of The Building But Also Of The Whole Of The City." (Wiki Fr)
Delos
Delos
Greece
Inscribed: 1990
3.37
121
4
Several, Including "The Xenon (94), An Hotel With An Enormous Cistern And The Theater (95) With The Impressive Cistern (97)" (Official Website)
See Odysseus.Culture.Gr
Sceilg Mhichíl
Inscribed: 1996
3.79
99
8
Water Cisterns, Near The Hermitage (2020-30 Mgt Plan)
Island of Patmos
Inscribed: 1999
3.25
64
5
Under The Monastery (Nom File)
Agrigento
Inscribed: 1997
3.73
273
8
A Cistern Was Found Near The Rear (West Side) Of The Temple Of Hera/Juno.
See De.Wikipedia.Org
Persian Caravanserai
Inscribed: 2023
2.57
56
3
"Many Caravanserais Had Cisterns (Either In The Courtyard Or Outside The Building)" (Ab Ev)
Syracuse
Inscribed: 2005
3.53
308
8
Euryalus Castle: "Inside There Are Three Large Cisterns For The Troops' Water Supply In The Case Of A Siege." (Nomination File, P. 123)
Cidade Velha
Cidade Velha
Cabo Verde
Inscribed: 2009
1.92
60
3
Fortaleza Real De São Felipe
Assisi
Assisi
Italy
Inscribed: 2000
3.75
327
8
"The Remains Of The Forum Include The Base Of The Temple With The Access Doors To The Vestibule, A Monumental Cistern, A Podium With The Seats For The Judiciary, And A Small Tetrastyle Temple Dedicated To Castor And Pollux."
See Www.Visit-Assisi.It
Longobards in Italy
Inscribed: 2011
2.82
260
14
Castelseprio-Torba: "Along The Southern Side Of The Basilica Of San Giovanni Is A Large Rectangular Cistern Dating Back To Late Roman Times. This Was Probably Built To Collect And Use Water From The Roof Of The Church (...)." (Nomination File, P. 150)
Via Appia
Inscribed: 2024
3.20
157
4
Cisternoni Di Albalonga
Kunta Kinteh Island
Inscribed: 2003
2.07
49
5
Kunta Kinteh Island: "A Large Stone Cistern For Collecting Rainwater Was Built Up Against The Outside Face Of The Curtain Wall." (Ab Ev)
Talayotic Menorca
Inscribed: 2023
2.93
50
4
"As For Cisterns, These Have Been Documented Inside Houses And Outside Them. Many Of Them Have A Piriform Cross-Section, But Others Seem To Have Been Repurposed From Old Burial Hypogea From Previous Times". (Nomination File, P. 109) - Component C5: Torre D'En Galmes Has "One Of The Best Examples Of The Unique Water Culture Associated With Talayotic Settlements, With A Range Of Different Elements And Artefacts, Such As A Sophisticated Water Catchment System, Wells Or Decanting Pools And Cisterns Dug Out Of The Rock." (Nomination File, P. 145) – Cornia Nou "Offers Good Examples Of Storage Systems From Different Periods, Including Some Spectacular Cisterns." (Nomination File, P. 156)
Fort Jesus
Inscribed: 2011
2.52
62
2
"The Fortress Included Facilities Such As A Chapel, A Cistern, A Well, And The Captain’S House, But Among These Only The Cistern And An L-Shaped Building Survive." (Ab Ev)