Saladin Citadel in Cairo - the well inside the courtyard of the Mohammed Ali Mosque

A photo of the well inside the Saladin Citadel in Cairo, Egypt. This is located in the courtyard of the Mohammed Ali Mosque, and was meant to support the local population when the location was under siege by enemies, and water supply was cut off.

Window in the martyrs well inside Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar

A window in the structure enclosing the Martyr's well inside the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar. This was the well into which a number of people had jumped to avoid the firing ordered by General Dyer on unarmed protesters in 1919, when they were having a protest for Indian independence.

View of the Martyr well inside the Jallianwala Bagh where a number of people jumped to their death in 1919 while being fired upon

Inside the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar (right next to the Golden Temple), there is this well. In the actual massacre in the place in 1919, where General Dyer ordered firing on protesters wanting Indian independences, a number of them dived in the well in order to try and escape the firing, and a large number of them died in this well.

Various village people around a well, carrying pots in the village of Chokhi Dhani

An integral part of the scene in a village is the well, since there did not use to be many other sources of water in villages (except where there is a stream or a river nearby), since canals and other such means were not available in olden days. This tableau with its models is a depiction of that situation.