Stepwells are wells in which the water is reached by steps. They are most commonly found in western India especially Gujarat where over 120 such wells...

Stepwells (also known as vavs or baori) are wells, cisterns or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a...

semi-arid region of Gujarat alone, of which the well at Adalaj is one of the most popular. Stepwells are also found in more arid regions of the Indian subcontinent...

Vav (lit. 'The Queen's Stepwell') is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat, India. It is located on the banks of the Saraswati River. Its...

The history of Gujarat began with Stone Age settlements followed by Chalcolithic and Bronze Age settlements like Indus Valley civilisation. Gujarat's coastal...

about 1,600 km (990 mi) is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area...

rule in Gujarat. It is one of the earliest existing examples of stepwells in India. A long flight of steps leads to the water below a sequence of multi-story...

administrative seat of Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat and is an administered municipality. It was the capital of Gujarat's Chavda and Chaulukya...

outside Navghan Kuvo Stepwell Rani ki vav History of stepwells in Gujarat "Adi Kadi Vav". District Junagadh, Government of Gujarat. Archived from the original...

sanitation in the Indus-Saraswati Valley Civilisation History of stepwells in Gujarat Sanitation in ancient Rome Traditional water sources of Persian antiquity...