It was located outside the city walls but close enough to allow for a tunnel and a 36 - foot - deep [11 m] shaft to be excavated, which would enable the inhabitants to draw water without going outside the protective walls.
See asus väljaspool linnamüüre, kuid piisavalt lähedal, et kaevata tunnel ja 11 meetri sügavune šaht, mis võimaldaks elanikel vett ammutada, lahkumata kaitsvate müüride vahelt.