This structure was built in the style of traditional plateau Iran cisterns with 5 windcatchers and 2 cylindrical water tanks in 1994 (Hijri Shamsi 1373) for the purpose of introducing an inventive Iranian structure to foreign and domestic tourists at the site of one of Kish Island’s old ruined cisterns.
The architecture of this cistern differs from Kish cisterns and, according to conducted research, freshwater transfer and storage installations were integral elements of the architecture of the Harireh city. Many rectangular cisterns of various sizes and depths exist in Harireh. Also, numerous qanat channels extended across Kish Island that supplied a large portion of the residents’ water consumption.
This traditional cistern, located south of the precinct of the historic city of Harireh and on the site of one of Harireh’s largest old cistern reservoirs, was built in 1992 (Hijri Shamsi 1371) in the Yazdi style. In 2017 (Hijri Shamsi 1396) this cistern was restored to launch a café and traditional restaurant and tourism activities, and in 2021 (Hijri Shamsi 1400) it became active again with the opening of the salt therapy section and the Qur’an museum.
Address: End of Olympic Boulevard, Derakhte Sabz Street, Entrance to the Historic City of Harireh
