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Yazd County, Iran

Kushk-e Now Ab Anbar (Yazd)

Yazd County, Iran

Kushk-e Now Ab Anbar (Yazd)
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Kushk-e Now Ab Anbar is a Safavid-era water cistern in Yazd County, Iran, built from brick and mortar in the architectural tradition of underground storage structures designed to preserve water in the arid climate. Designated as an Iranian National Heritage site, this ab anbar exemplifies the sophisticated hydraulic engineering and practical construction methods characteristic of Safavid Persia, when such cisterns were essential infrastructure for sustaining communities in desert regions.

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Type
ab anbar, cultural property
Materials
mortar, brick
Heritage
Iranian National Heritage
Place
Yazd County, Iran

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