Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Centre of Bukhara' has mentioned 'Water' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The ponds acted as the city's principal source of water, but were also notorious for spreading disease, and thus were mostly filled in during the 1920s and 1930s by the Soviets. | WIKI |
| Its name is said to reflect a legend that states the prophet Job ("Ayub" in the Quran) visited this place and brought forth a spring of water by the blow of his staff on the ground. | WIKI |
| The water of this well is said to be exceptionally pure, and is regarded for its supposed "healing qualities." | WIKI |
| The water was important in the hot, dry climate of Central Asia, so from ancient times, irrigation farming was developed. | WIKI |
| Cities were built near rivers and water channels were built to serve the entire city. | WIKI |
| Special covered water reservoirs, or sardobas, were built along caravan routes to supply travelers and their animals with water. | WIKI |
| However, the heavy use of agrochemicals during the era under the Soviet Union, diversion of huge amounts of irrigation water from the two rivers that feed Uzbekistan, and the chronic lack of water treatment plants, have caused health and environmental problems on an enormous scale. | WIKI |
| However, the integrity of the property is threatened by aggressive impact of salinity and underground water and by termites causing the erosion of wooden structures. | UNESCO |