- cisterns
- cis·tern || 'sɪstən n. large container for storing water or other liquids; tank
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Cisterns of Tawila — View of Cisterns looking towards Jebal Shamsan The Cisterns of Tawila, or the Tawila Tanks, are the best known historic site in Aden, Yemen. The site consists of a series of tanks of varying shape and capacity. They are connected to one another… … Wikipedia
subarachnoid cisterns — cisternae subarachnoideae … Medical dictionary
terminal cisterns — pairs of transversely oriented channels that are confluent with the sarcotubules, which together with an intermediate T tubule constitute a triad of skeletal muscle. See also T system, under system; T tubule, under tubule; and triad of skeletal… … Medical dictionary
Gebim — Cisterns, (rendered pits, Jer. 14:3; locusts, Isa. 33:4), a small place north of Jerusalem, whose inhabitants fled at the approach of the Assyrian army (Isa. 10:31). It is probably the modern el Isawiyeh … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Cistern — This article is about the underground reservoir. For other uses, see Cistern (disambiguation). Portuguese cistern El Jadida in Morocco … Wikipedia
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CISTERN — (Heb. בּוֹר, bor), a subterranean artificially hewn reservoir for storing rainwater. Common in the highland regions of Palestine, diversion channels brought surface run off rainwater during the short rainy season to the mouth of the cistern.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Dougga — Dougga/Thugga * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country Tunisia … Wikipedia
MASADA — (Heb. מְצָדָה, Meẓadah), Herod s palatial fortress and the last stronghold during the Jewish War against Rome (66–73/74 C.E.). Geography Masada is situated on an isolated rock plateau on the eastern fringe of the Judean Desert near the western… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Qumran — For the country that features in Yes Minister, see here. Qumran ( ar. خربة قمران, he. חירבת קומראן, Khirbet Qumran ) is located on a dry plateau about a mile inland from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, just next to the… … Wikipedia
