"Ab Anbar" redirects here. For other uses, see Ab Anbar (disambiguation).
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with Iran and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. The specific issue is: similar reservoirs were and are used in other countries. Some structures photographed on Commons are categorized under both "Yakhchāl" and "Ab Anbar"; clarification is needed. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate.(August 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
An ab anbar with double domes and windcatchers in the central desert city of Naeen, near YazdA sardaba in Uzbekistan
An ab anbar (Persian: آبانبار, literally "cistern") is a traditional reservoir or cistern of drinking water in Greater Iran in antiquity.
An abanbar (Persian: آبانبار, literally "cistern") is a traditional reservoir or cistern of drinking water in Greater Iran in antiquity. To withstand...
the public to the abanbars, and a homogeneous density of the abanbars in each area determined the size and location of an abanbar. As an example, in...
a Zoroastrian fire temple. Construction of a 4000-cubic meter capacity abanbar (a type of water reservoir) in Yazd to provide clean and safe water for...
have had close to, or in excess of 100 drinking water reservoirs called abanbars before modernization in the 20th century. Only ten remain fully intact...
AnbarAb (Persian: انبار آب, also Romanized as AnbārĀb and Anbārāb) is a village in Zarrineh Rural District, Karaftu District, Divandarreh County, Kurdistan...
Kazem AbAnbar (Persian: آب انبار حاج کاظم) is an AbAnbar in Qazvin, Iran. Built in 1840–1841 by Haj Kazem Kuzegar, it is one of the numerous AbAnbars of...
Seyed Bagher Abanbar is a historical Abanbar of Qajar dynasty that is located in city center of Bardaskan, in Ghaem Avenue. This Abanbar was added to...
as a refrigerating device in Iran. Many traditional water reservoirs (abanbars), which are capable of storing water at near freezing temperatures during...
stored in a reservoir, typically with night flow stored for daytime use. An abanbar is an example of a traditional Persian qanat-fed reservoir for drinking...
examples. It is also very well known for its Zoroastrian fire temples, abanbars (cisterns), qanats (underground channels), yakhchals (coolers), Persian...
demolished businesses, a new bazaar was designed and constructed in Meydan-e Ab square (in Persian, "میدان آب") by Dariush Borbor. After the revolution, the...
agricultural center with 40 non-stop working mills along the ''Abe Bostan'' (Mir Ab River of Nishapur). The current position of the city was formed during this...
its own bazaar-cheh as well (i.e. “little bazaar”), as well as its own abanbar (or public water reservoir), which provided the neighborhood with clean...
Shahi Mosque, Azerbaijan Palace of Shaki Khans, Shaki, Azerbaijan Yakhchāl Abanbar Windcatcher Great Wall of Gorgan Band-e Kaisar Construction industry of...
Sari to Amol and constructed his palace there. At this time, a Palace and AbAnbar were built by order of Shah Abbas, and the tomb of Mir Ghavam al-Din (Mir...
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