Hizkyahu’s Pool
Hezekiah's Pool, or the Patriarch's Pool, located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, was once a reservoir forming part of the city's ancient water system.- Tourist attraction (intermittent)
- Description: archaeological site in Israel
- Also known as“Amygdalon”“Birket Ḥammam el-Baṭraḳ”“Hezekiah’s Pool”
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Jaffa Gate
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150 metres southwest of Hizkyahu’s Pool
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christian Quarter and Armenian Quarter.
Christian Quarter
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Armenian Quarter
The Armenian Quarter is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of Jerusalem.
Hizkyahu’s Pool
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Latitude
31.77718° or 31° 46′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.22902° or 35° 13′ 45″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6GH+VJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
OpenStreetMap feature
water = basin
OpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent = yes
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Hizkyahu’s Pool” goes by many names.
ἈμύγδαλονAncient Greek (to 1453)
بركة البطركArabic
بركة حزقياArabic
Poull EzekiazBreton
希西家蓄水池Chinese
Hiskian allasFinnish
בריכת המגדליםHebrew
בריכת חזקיהוHebrew
ברכת חזקיהוHebrew
מקווה המרחצאותHebrew
Hiszkija medencéjeHungarian
Piscina di EzechiaItalian
HiskiabassengetNorwegian Nynorsk
Sadzawka EzechiaszaPolish
Bazinul IezechiaRomanian
пруд ИезекииRussian
Hiskija HavuzuTurkish
Єзекіїн ставUkrainian
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