Solomons Pools

Solomon's Pools are three ancient reservoirs located in the south-central , immediately to the south of , about 3.5 kilometres southwest of , near the road to .
Wikipedia
Photo: حمزة راشد, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: ancient reservoirs near Bethlehem, Palestine
  • Also known as: “Birak Sulaymān”, “Burak Suleīmān”, “Piscinas de Salomon”, “Pools of Solomon”, “Solomon’s Pools”, “استخرهای سلیمان”, “بركه السلطان سليمان القانوني”, and “حوض‌های سلیمان”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of the Nativity and Al-Khader Stadium.

Church
Photo: Neil Ward, CC BY 2.0.
The , or Basilica of the… is situated 4 km northeast of Solomons Pools.

Stadium
Photo: TrickyH, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an international football stadium in al-Khader, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Khader and Deheisheh Refugee Camp.

Town
Photo: Magister, CC BY 2.5.
is a Palestinian town in the in the south-central .

Suburb
Photo: أمين, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dheisheh is a Palestinian refugee camp located just south of in the .

Town
is a Palestinian area located in , two kilometers southwest of .

Solomons Pools

Latitude
31.68897° or 31° 41′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.16976° or 35° 10′ 11″ east
Elevation
790 metres (2,592 feet)
Open location code
8G3QM5Q9+HW
Geo­Names ID
281734
Wiki­data ID
Q2916617
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Solomons Pools” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برك سليمان”
  • Basque: “Salomonen Igerilekuak”
  • Chinese: “所罗门池”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برك سليمان”
  • French: “Piscines de Salomon”
  • German: “Teiche Salomos”
  • Hebrew: “בריכות שלמה”
  • Indonesian: “Kolam Salomo”
  • Japanese: “ソロモンの池”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Salomobassengene”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salomobassenga”
  • Norwegian: “Salomobassengene”
  • Persian: “حوضچه‌های سلیمان”
  • Russian: “Соломоновы пруды”
  • Spanish: “Piscinas de Salomón”
  • Swedish: “Salomos dammar”
  • Ukrainian: “Соломонові ставки”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dagan and Tamar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Qal‘at Murād al ‘Uthmānīyah and Khirbat al Khawkh.

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