Struthion Pool

The Struthion Pool, effectually translated from the Greek as 'Sparrow Pool' is a large cuboid cistern beneath the Convent of the Sisters of Zion in the , built by Herod the Great in the first century BCE.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Place of worship
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the in the . It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad.

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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or in the compound in the Old City of .

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The Old City of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jerusalem and Old City.

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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.

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The of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

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represents the modern commercial heart of the city, which was the focus for development in the capital from the time of Israeli independence in 1948 to the reunification of the city with the Six Day War in 1967.

Struthion Pool

Latitude
31.7803° or 31° 46′ 49″ north
Longitude
35.2336° or 35° 14′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6JM+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 291970361
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­reservoir_covered
Wiki­data ID
Q7625455
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Romanian—“Struthion Pool” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بركة عصفور”
  • Czech: “cisterna Struthion”
  • Hebrew: “בריכת אחיות ציון”
  • Hebrew: “בריכת הסטרותיון”
  • Polish: “Strution”
  • Romanian: “Cisterna „Struthion” (rezervor de apă)”

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