Hexagon Pool
The Hexagon Pool is a natural pool by the Meshushim River in the Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve, the central Golan Heights. The pool, at the bottom of a canyon, is named after the shape of the hexagonal basalt columns that make up its walls.Photo: Mahmood moutan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Pond
- Description: lake in Israel
- Also known as: “Hexagon pool”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Had Nes and Karkom.
Had Nes
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
Had Ness is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement, in the Golan Heights. Located adjacent to the Jordan River, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.
Karkom
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karkom is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, near the Jordan River, east of Hatzor HaGlilit and just north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. Karkom is situated 5 km west of Hexagon Pool.
Maale Gamla
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma'ale Gamla is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the west part of the Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. Maale Gamla is situated 6 km south of Hexagon Pool.
Hexagon Pool
- Categories: artificial pond, national park, and body of water
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.93889° or 32° 56′ 20″ northLongitude
35.66522° or 35° 39′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8G4QWMQ8+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 53785366OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondWikidata ID
Q2904991
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Hexagon Pool” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بركة المسدسات”
- Chinese: “六角池”
- German: “Hexagon Pool”
- German: “Meshushim Pool”
- Hebrew: “בריכת המשושים”
- Italian: “parco nazionale di Hexagon pool”
- Italian: “parco nazionale Hexagon pool”
- Venetian: “Stagno parco nazionale de Hexagon pool”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hurvat Zmimrah and Ein Nataf.
Nearby Places
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