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style. The lower parts were used as offices for the civil service and the water authority. The tower is 40 metres (130 ft) tall, and contained a 400 square metres (4,300 sq ft) reservoir located 25 metres (82 ft) above the sea water level. In the 1970s, three dry years resulted in
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