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Qaynar Sardoba

Ruins of an 18th–19th-century domed water cistern and caravanserai in Qaynar village, about 10 km north of the town of Ohangaron.

Archaeology18th century

About the place

A sardoba is a covered cistern built on caravan roads to store water for travellers and their animals, usually a deep brick tank under a dome. The one at Qaynar village, about 10 km north of the town of Ohangaron, dates from the 18th to 19th centuries and stood beside a rabat, a roadside inn whose ruins lie nearby.

Only the lower part of the dome survives, so this is a stop for those curious about how the old roads worked rather than a polished monument. Watch your footing around the tank. About forty minutes covers the cistern and the remains of the rabat.

Why go

  • Domed caravan-road cistern
  • Ruins of a rabat inn
  • 18th–19th centuries

Sources (1)

  1. 1.en.wikipedia.org

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