Cisterns of Tawila
The Cisterns of Tawila, or the Tawila Tanks, is a historic site in Aden, Yemen designed to collect and store the rain that flows down from the Shamsan massif through Wadi Tawila, and to protect the city from periodic flooding.
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- Description: historic site in Aden, Yemen
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sira Castle and Saba’ Palace.
Gold Mohur Hotel
Hotel
The Gold Mohur Hotel is a resort hotel in Aden, Yemen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aden and Crater.
Aden
Aden is a city in the Yemeni Coastal Plains, on the Gulf of Aden at the southern end of the Red Sea.
Crater
Crater, also Kraytar, is a district of the Aden Governorate, Yemen.
Cisterns of Tawila
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Latitude
12.7746° or 12° 46′ 29″ north
Longitude
45.0291° or 45° 1′ 45″ east
Open location code
7H47Q2FH+RJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Cisterns of Tawila” goes by many names.
صهاريج عدنArabic
Tawilako zisternakBasque
Cisternes de TawilaCatalan
臺維拉蓄水池Chinese
Cysterny TawilaPolish
Rezervoarele din TawilaRomanian
Tavila sardobalariUzbek
Tavila suv omborlariUzbek
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tower of Silence and Hai Shamsan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include الصهاريج and Aden Museum.
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