Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves
Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves is an archaeological site in Silves, Faro District. Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves is situated nearby to Silves Archaeological Museum, as well as near the library Arquivo Municipal.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Silves and Silves Cathedral.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 130 metres north of Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves.
Câmara Municipal de Silves
Town hall
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Silves is a town hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 6 km southwest of Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 8 km southeast of Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 9 km southwest of Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves.
Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.18893° or 37° 11′ 20″ northLongitude
-8.43897° or 8° 26′ 20″ westOpen location code
8C9H5HQ6+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4898967292OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Silves Archaeological Museum and Arquivo Municipal.
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