ELAZIG, Türkiye . The restoration of a nearly 2,800-year-old water cistern from the Urartu period that was discovered in Harput Castle in the eastern Anatolia region of Türkiye has been completed.

The restoration of a nearly 2,800-year-old water cistern from the Urartu period that was discovered in Harput Castle in the eastern Anatolia region of Türkiye has been completed.

Has your interest in alternative water systems made you ask, what is a cistern? ... in the floors of houses at least 5,000 years old. Ancient Romans also made use of cisterns beneath their ...

The 1,600-year-old water depot opened to the public in 2018. ... In reality the cisterns stored water flowing down from the mountains for use by the locals and Roman soldiers stationed in Dara.