Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves
Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves is a reservoir in Silves, Faro District. Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cerro de São Miguel, as well as near Enxerim.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Silves, Portugal
- Also known as: “Cisterna”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Silves railway station.
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 railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar.
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.
Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves
- Categories: cistern, cultural heritage, building, historic site, and body of water
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.1913° or 37° 11′ 29″ northLongitude
-8.4374° or 8° 26′ 15″ westOpen location code
8C9H5HR7+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 433030648OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=water_reservoirOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=reservoir_coveredWikidata ID
Q66813898
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In Other Languages
“Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Poço-cisterna almóada”
- Portuguese: “Poço-Cisterna Almóada”
- Portuguese: “Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves”
- Portuguese: “Poço-cisterna Árabe de Silves”
- Portuguese: “Poço-cisterna de Silves”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cerro de São Miguel and Enxerim.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça de Armas and Ruínas do Palácio das Varandas.
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