Hexagon Pool

The Hexagon Pool is a natural pool by the Meshushim River in the Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve, the central . The pool, at the bottom of a canyon, is named after the shape of the hexagonal basalt columns that make up its walls.
Wikipedia
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.

Village
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
Had Ness is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the . Located adjacent to the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.

Village
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is a community settlement in northern . Located in the Korazim Plateau, near the , east of and just north of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. is situated 5 km west of Hexagon Pool.

Village
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Ma'ale Gamla is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the west part of the , under the occupation of . It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. is situated 6 km south of Hexagon Pool.

Hexagon Pool

Latitude
32.93889° or 32° 56′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.66522° or 35° 39′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G4QWMQ8+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53785366
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­pond
Wiki­data ID
Q2904991
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Satellite Map

Discover Hexagon Pool from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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.

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