Ab Anbar-i 'Abd al-Razzaq Khan

The cistern (ab-anbar) of 'Abd al-Razzaq Khan is located in the old city of Kashan, in the neighborhood immediately southwest of the Aqa Buzurg Mosque. It takes the form of a domed subterranean chamber accessed through an iwan-portal on the street which leads onto a barrel-vaulted staircase that descends into the cistern. The well is cooled by means of wind towers (badgir). Sources:Nārāqī, Ḥasan. Āsār-i tārikhī-i shahristānhā-yi Kāshān va Naṭanz, 304. [Tehran: Anjumān-i āsār-i millī, 1347/1969].Record updates: August 16, 2018 (AKDC Staff): record created; data added according to cited works above; description compiled.