Gichon Spring

Gihon Spring or Fountain of the Virgin, also known as Saint Mary's Pool, is a spring in the . It was the main source of water for the in Jebus and the later City of David, the original site of .
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  • Spring
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: main source of water for the Pool of Siloam in the City of David
  • Also known as
    “Fountain of the Virgin”
    “Gihon Spring”
    “בית המעיין (מעיין הגיחון)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dome of the Rock and Dome of the Rock.
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque… is situated 340 metres north of Gichon Spring.
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine… is situated 550 metres north of Gichon Spring.
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the… is situated 460 metres northwest of Gichon Spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silwan and Maale HaZeitim.
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or Siloam is a predominantly Palestinian…
Ma'ale HaZeitim is a Jewish Israeli settlement…
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the .

Gichon Spring

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Latitude
31.77324° or 31° 46′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.23683° or 35° 14′ 13″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6FP+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1608094098
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­spring
Wiki­data ID
Q204601

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Gichon Spring” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عين سلوان”
  • Arabic: “نبع أم الدرج”
  • Arabic: “نبع جيحون”
  • Asturian: “Fonte del Gihón”
  • Bulgarian: “Гион”
  • Catalan: “font de Gió”
  • Catalan: “Font de Gió”
  • Chinese: “基训泉”
  • Chinese: “基順泉”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عين سلوان”
  • Esperanto: “Gihon”
  • Finnish: “Giihonin lähde”
  • French: “source de Gihon”
  • French: “Source de Gihon”
  • German: “Gihonquelle”
  • Hebrew: “גיחון”
  • Hebrew: “מעיין הגיחון”
  • Hebrew: “מעיין השילוח”
  • Hungarian: “Gíhon-forrás”
  • Indonesian: “Mata air Gihon”
  • Italian: “Sorgente di Gihon”
  • Korean: “기혼 샘”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gihonkilden”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gihonkjelda”
  • Norwegian: “Gihonkilden”
  • Persian: “چشمه جیحون”
  • Polish: “Źródło Gichon”
  • Portuguese: “Fonte de Giom”
  • Romanian: “Ghihon”
  • Romanian: “Izvorul Ghihon al Fecioarei Maria”
  • Russian: “Гихон”
  • Russian: “Источник Гихон”
  • Spanish: “Fuente del Gihon”
  • Spanish: “Fuente del Gihón”
  • Swedish: “Gihonkällan”
  • Ukrainian: “Гіхон”
  • Urdu: “عین سلوان”
  • Western Panjabi: “عین سلوان”
  • Yiddish: “גיחון קוואל”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Tomb Lookout and Stepped Stone Structure.

Nearby Places

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