An āb anbār (Persian: آب انبار‎) is a traditional reservoir or cistern of drinking water in Persian antiquity. The Persian phrase literally translates as "water reservoir".

To withstand the pressure the water exerts on the containers of the storage tank, the storage itself was built below ground level. One important aspect to consider here is their resistance to earthquakes. Many cities in Iran lie in a region that have been struck with massive earthquakes. However, since almost all ab anbars are subterranean structures capped barely above ground level, they inherently possess stable structures.

The construction material used for ab anbars were very tough and extensively used a special mortar called sarooj made of sand, clay, egg whites, lime, goat hair, and ash in specific proportions, depending on location and climate of the city. This mixture was thought to be completely water impenetrable. The walls of the storage were often 2 meters thick, and special bricks had to be used. These bricks were especially baked for ab anbars and were called Ajor Ab anbari. Some ab anbars were so big that they would be built underneath caravanserais such as the ab anbar of Haj Agha Ali in Kerman. Sometimes they would also be built under mosques, such as the ab anbar of Vazir near Isfahan.

Anbar can refer to:

Pulkit Samrat (born December 29, 1983, Delhi) is an actor and model, is best known for starring as Lakshya Virani in the popular show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi opposite Mouni Roy.

Pulkit Samrat was born in Delhi. The actor was suffering from a bad back and had a to go through a lot of trouble while shooting for the daily soap. He went to Dubai to get treatment for his back. He studied at "Manav Sthali School", Rajendra Nagar and "Montfort School", Ashok Vihar, Delhi and college was A P J Institute of Design, Delhi. He has completed his BMM (Bachelor in Multimedia)and is a product of Asian School Of Media Studies, Noida. His Debut Film Bittoo Boss opposite Amita Pathak was released recently.

Pulkit Samrat's debut film, Bitto Boss has been released on 13th april 2012. He is playing the lead actor in the movie. Kumar Mangat's daughter, Amita Pathak is starring opposite Pulkit.

Manjot Singh (born July 7, 1992) is a Indian Bollywood actor, most famous for his role in the 2008 film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! as the young Lucky.

Manjot Singh was born in a Sikh family. His father is a doctor and mother is in government service.

Manjot's father came to know that Paramjot Singh and his team were in Delhi scouting for actors and asked his son if he wanted to try it out. They went to Arvinder for an audition though Manjot had never acted before, even in school plays. After the audition the casting director of Dibakar Banerjee’s Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! rejected Manjot Singh for the role of the boy who grows up to be master thief Lucky. However Dibakar Banerjee knew he had found his Lucky. “Even though the casting director wasn’t convinced, I just put my foot down,” the director said. After being selected, Manjot went to Manali for a week long acting workshop. He was asked to observe the way Abhay Deol walked, smiled and talked so that he could imitate that in his acting. He even wore a cheek pad so that his jaw would look as broad as Abhay Deol’s.

Ali Fazal (Hindi: अली फज़ल, born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies and on stage.

Ali Fazal's acting career started from an early age. He spent a short time living in Saudi Arabia with his parents as well. In high school he attend The Doon School, Dehradun, and performed on stage for the first time. He began his performances at the age of 16. In school he also developed a keen interest in writing scripts and directing. His performances include the Doon Schools production of Girish Karnad's "Hayavadana." Following advice of his teachers and from the response of the audiences, Ali then decided to pursue acting as a career.

Following his completion of studies at the Doon School, Ali traveled to Mumbai. He studied Economics at St. Xavier's College but also continued to pursue his love for acting. He was seen as a protagonist in the plays "Crab" by Arghya Lahiri, "Duck Variations" by David Mamet, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?", "All about my Mother" and "Proof".