Show i One of f Adens Aden's Famous Tanks I IThe f sT wp S' S nw 8 A S w tr i e GD bh Y tv n 4 n Y Y i. i J Y wi vh 1 4 vc 94 Ji t Au The climate of Aden the Red Sea port Is dry and Intensely hot an and d water there Is a valuable commodity The famous tanks of Aden are natural rock cisterns situated In a deep gorge behind the city and were used In th the e days of medieval prosperity They have since been greatly Improved b by y masonry additions and 2nd are connected by aqueducts to prevent overflow ys When an appreciable quantity of rain water Is collected In the tanks It I Is s sold by auction by the authorities and the purchaser retails It to the public |