בריכה
בריכה is a spring in Jerusalem District, Israel. בריכה is situated nearby to the protected area Mount Heret National Park, as well as near the ruins Horbat Heret.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sataf and Monastery of Saint John of the Desert.
Sataf
Ruins
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Sataf was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was located 10 km west of Jerusalem, with Sorek Valley bordering to the east. Sataf is situated 1½ km southwest of בריכה.
Monastery of Saint John of the Desert
Monastery
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of Saint John in the Wilderness is a Franciscan Catholic monastery built next to a spring on a wooded slope just north of Even Sapir, Israel, and across the valley from Sataf. Monastery of Saint John of the Desert is situated 1½ km southwest of בריכה.
Hadassa Ein Karem
Hospital
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadassa Ein Karem is a hospital, which is situated 2 km southeast of בריכה.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Kerem Agricultural School and Even Sapir.
Ein Kerem Agricultural School
Hamlet
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein Kerem Agricultural School, also known as Ein Kerem Community Environmental School is a school in central Israel. Located near Ein Kerem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Even Sapir
Village
Even Sapir is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the outskirts of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 720.
Beit Zayit
Village
Photo: Ori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Zayit is a moshav in central Israel. Located just outside the Jerusalem municipal border to the west, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
בריכה
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.77885° or 31° 46′ 44″ northLongitude
35.13947° or 35° 8′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ4HQ+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 10898631306OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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In Other Languages
“בריכה” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “בריכה”
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