Two watchers on two sides of a creek
They are jailing a big dark lake
Three hooks seal the ancient mouth
Keep the east in west and north in south
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1$\begingroup$ Is knowledge applicable here? $\endgroup$– ibrahim mahrirCommented Dec 17, 2017 at 16:41
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Is it
Istanbul?
Two watchers on two sides of a creek
Istanbul is located on both sides of the Bosphorus Strait.
They are jailing a big dark lake
Istanbul controls the entrance to the Black Sea.
Three hooks seal the ancient mouth
There are three bridges across the Bosphorus Strait.
Keep the east in west and north in south
Constantinople has historically been an important point of connection between Western and Eastern civilisations, and between Russia and the Middle East.
answered Dec 17, 2017 at 17:18
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1$\begingroup$ Congratz! Every single analysis is correct. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 17, 2017 at 17:22
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1$\begingroup$ I was thinking of Istanbul too but the none of the lines seemed correct to me. Seems I was wrong. Congrats! $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 17, 2017 at 17:24
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Not sure of this answer -
Could the city be
Aswan?
Two watchers on two sides of a creek
Possibly the Aswan dam (although why the Nile would be called a creek is beyond me).
They are jailing a big dark lake
Lake Nasser?
Three hooks seal the ancient mouth
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Keep the east in west and north in south
The Nile flows from south to north. So the ancient Egyptians thought that up(N) was down(S) (on the map). Therefore, E would be W.
answered Dec 17, 2017 at 16:19
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$\begingroup$ A good approach right there, but it's not the answer! Of course, "creek" in the riddle is used symbolically. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 17, 2017 at 16:56