Sultan’s Pool

The Sultan's Pool is an ancient water basin to the west side of , . The Sultan's Pool was part of the water supply network for Jerusalem from the late Second Temple period to the late Ottoman period.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Israel
  • Also known as: “Lacus Germani”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gehenna and Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Meadow
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or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. is situated 270 metres south of Sultan’s Pool.

Church
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The , also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of . is situated 760 metres northeast of Sultan’s Pool.

Church
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The , also known as the Upper Room, is a room in in , just outside the Old City walls, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper, the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus held with the apostles. is situated 280 metres east of Sultan’s Pool.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yemin Moshe and Mount Zion.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood in , overlooking the Old City.

Suburb
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Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of . Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the and .

Sultan’s Pool

Latitude
31.77215° or 31° 46′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.22627° or 35° 13′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6CG+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 685560981
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q7636576
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Sultan’s Pool” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بركة السلطان”
  • Basque: “Sultanaren igerilekua”
  • Czech: “Sultánův bazén”
  • German: “Merrill Hassenfeld Amphitheater”
  • German: “Sultan-Becken”
  • Hebrew: “בריכת הסולטאן”
  • Hebrew: “בריכת הסולטן”
  • Italian: “Sultan’s Pool”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sultandammen”
  • Romanian: “Bazinul sultanului”
  • Russian: “Бассейн Султана”
  • Spanish: “Piscina del Sultán”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mitchell Garden and Sabil of Suleiman.

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