焦特布爾座落在塔爾 (Thar) 沙漠之中，曾受瑪瓦爾王國 (Marwar) 統治，瑪瓦爾有「死亡之地」之意，在終年高溫而乾旱的土地上，水是最珍貴的命脈。 瑪瓦爾王國自 15 世紀起，利用地形與重力原理，收集雨水與地下水，興建一套由人造湖泊、輸送水道與階梯水井構成的古老供水系統，讓死亡之地成了富饒之國。
Jodhpur is nestled in the Thar Desert, a region once ruled by the Marwar Kingdom —
aptly know as the “Land of Death”. In this land of year-round heat and drought, water is the most precious lifeline. Since the 15th century, the Marwar Kingdom has utilized terrain and gravitational principles to collect water from rain falls and undergrounds, constructing an ancient water supply system to comprise artificial lakes, irrigation canals, and stepwells. Their work transformed the “Land of Death” into a fertile realm.
