QaitBay Spring’s Well
LandmarkLocation: Under Qaitbayspring; underthe western hallway.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock: West of theDome.
Details of theshape:
-It’slongandthin. Itsgroundandwallsarecoveredwithcement. It’s 28 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 11.5 meters deep.
-Back in theday, it waspathwayfollowing Bab Al-Sakeenah (Al-Sakeenah Gate), andwhenthegatewasclosed, itsbasementwasclosedandturnedinto a well.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is locatedunderQaitbayspringandunderthe western hallway. It’slongandthin. Itsgroundandwallsarecoveredwithcement. It’s 28 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 11.5 meters deep. Back in theday, it waspathwayfollowing Bab Al-Sakeenah (Al-Sakeenah Gate), andwhenthegatewasclosed, itsbasementwasclosedandturnedinto a well.
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The Well of Paradise
LandmarkLocation: Locatedbeneaththenave of therock; north of theDome of theRock.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock: North Dome of theRock.
Details of theshape:
(40 meters) long, (7 m) wide, and (5, 5 m) deep. Theshape of thewellresemblesthechannelorrectangleand it has twoopenings.
An Overview of theLandmark:
Locatedunderthenave of therock; (40 meters) long, (7 m) wide, and (5, 5 m) deep. Theshape of thewellresemblesthechannelorrectangleand it has twoopenings.
Al Khalili Well
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock: Located in thenave of therock, straightforwardtotheeast of the Office of theReconstructionCommittee.
Reason of thename:Itwascalledbyits name because it is locatednextto Al-Khalilidome.
Details of theshape:
Small in size and is morelike an irregularwarehouse, with an easterndepth (2.5 meters).
An Overview of theLandmark:
Located in thenave of therock, justtotheeast of the Office of theReconstructionCommittee, calledbyits name because it is nearthedome of Al-Khalili.
Small in size andmorelike an irregularwarehouse, with a depth of 2.5 meters.
Al Joura Well
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock: It is locatedwest of Qubbat Al-Sakhra (Dome of theRock).
Reason of thename:Namedaftertheshape of its top, whichresembles a longmarble cup.
Details of theshape:
-It is mediumsizedwith a rectangularshape. It’supto 4.8 in diameter, and 3.6 wideandlong.
-Al-Omaristatedaboutthiswellsaying: “And in thewestsidetherearethreewells; one of them is known as AL-Kaas (the cup) becauseits top resembles a longmarble cup”.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is locatedwest of Qubbat Al-Sakhra (Dome of theRock). It is mediumsizedwith a rectangularshape. It’supto 4.8 in diameter, and 3.6 wideandlong. Al-Omaristatedaboutthiswellsaying: “And in thewestsidetherearethreewells; one of them is known as AL-Kaas( the cup ) becauseits top resembles a longmarble cup”.
Al Romaneh Well
LandmarkLocation: Locatedunderthenave of therock; south of thedome of thechain.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock: South thedome of theRock.
Details of theshape:
-Has a rectangularshape, consisting of fourrooms; thelargestone is 4.5 meters long, and 4.6 meters wide, and has twoopenings.
-Theguards of Al-Aqsa Mosque openthewellsdailytoensurethere is enoughwater, toensurethatIsraeliexcavations do not passthroughthe network of thewellsscatteredbeneaththemosque.
An Overview of theLandmark:
Locatedunderthenave of therock; south of thedome of thechain, South thedome of theRock. It has a rectangularshape, consisting of fourrooms; thelargestone is 4.5 meters long, and 4.6 meters wide, and has two openings. Theguards of Al-Aqsa Mosque openthewellsdailytoensurethere is enoughwater, toensurethatIsraeliexcavations do not passthroughthe network of thewellsscatteredbeneaththemosque.
Al Ward Well
LandmarkLocation: Under theentrance of theNortheastPillars.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock: East Dome of theRock.
Reason of thename:Namedafteritslocationundertheentrance of theNortheastPillars.
Details of theshape:
Itconsists of twolong chambers, withstonewalls. It is 22 meters long.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is a welllocatedundertheentrance of theNortheasternPillars.Itconsists of twolong chambers, withstonewalls. It is 22 meters long
Al Bab Al Tawba Well
LandmarkLocation: Namedafteritslocationwest of Bab Al-tawba
Reason of thename:It is locatedwest of Bab Al-Tawbaand AL-Rahma, with a slightdeviationtothenorth.
Details of theshape:
Roller shape. It’s 6 meters in diameter, and 11 meters deep.
An Overview of theLandmark:
Thiswell is locatedwest of Bab Al-Tawbaand Bab AL-Rahma, with a slightdeviationtothenorth. It has a roller shape. It’s 6 meters in diameter, and 11 meters deep.
The Black Well
LandmarkLocation: Locatednorth of Al-Qibli Mosque andeast of Al-Kaasspring.
Details of theshape:
Thelargestwell, with a capacity of about (8 million litres). It is 40m long, 30m wide, and 14m deep. Thewell has threeopenings.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is locatednorth of Al-Qibli Mosque andeast of Al-Kaasspring. Thelargestwell, with a capacity of about (8 million litres). It is 40m long, 30m wide, and 14m deep. Thewell has threeopenings.
Al Waraqa Well
LandmarkLocation: It is locatedeast of Al-Aqsa Mosque hallway, under Al-Qibli Mosque.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock: South of Qubbat Al-Sakhra( Dome of theRock ).
Reason of thename:Namedafteritsshapethatresemblespaper.
Details of theshape:
It is 18 meters long, 13 meters deep, and 1.6 in diameter. Thewellwaslinkedtopipes. Theshape of thewellresemblespaper, and it has twoopenings.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is locatedeast of Al-Aqsa Mosque hallway, under Al-Qibli Mosque. It is 18 meters long, 13 meters deep, and 1.6 in diameter. Thewellwaslinkedtopipes. Theshape of thewellresemblespaper, and it has twoopenings.
The Lake Well
LandmarkLocation: Locatedtothewest of theeasternMarwanisquare.
Details of theshape:
It is consideredto be one of thelargestwells. It is (36 m) long, (6 m) wide, andmaximum (20 meters) deep. Thewell has twoopenings.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is locatedtothewest of theeasternMarwanisquare. It is consideredto be one of thelargestwells. Itis(36 m) long, (6 m) wide, andmaximum (20 meters) deep. Thewell has twoopenings.
Bab Al Asbat Well
LandmarkLocation: In thesouthernside of Bab Al-Asbatminaret.
Details of theshape:
It is 7 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 6 meters deep, withstonewalls.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is located in thesouthernside of bab Al-asbatminaret. It is 6 meters deepand 4 meters wide, withstonewalls.
QaitBay Spring’s Well
LandmarkLocation: Under Qaitbayspring; underthe western hallway.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock: West of theDome.
Details of theshape:
-It’slongandthin. Itsgroundandwallsarecoveredwithcement. It’s 28 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 11.5 meters deep.
-Back in theday, it waspathwayfollowing Bab Al-Sakeenah (Al-Sakeenah Gate), andwhenthegatewasclosed, itsbasementwasclosedandturnedinto a well.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is locatedunderQaitbayspringandunderthe western hallway. It’slongandthin. Itsgroundandwallsarecoveredwithcement. It’s 28 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 11.5 meters deep. Back in theday, it waspathwayfollowing Bab Al-Sakeenah (Al-Sakeenah Gate), andwhenthegatewasclosed, itsbasementwasclosedandturnedinto a well.
The Northeastern Pillars’ Well
It is a welllocatedundertheentrance of theNortheasternPillars.Itconsists of twolong chambers, withstonewalls. It is 22 meters long
Al Maghrebi Well
LandmarkLocation: Locatedtotheeast of themuseumbuilding.
Details of theshape:
Rectangularroom. It is 17 meters long, 12 meters wide, and 7 meters deep. It has twoopenings. Al-Omaristated as describing it:” Nearthehonorarycorner, one.”
An Overview of theLandmark:
Locatedtotheeast of themuseumbuilding, a rectangularroom. It is 17 meters long, 12 meters wide, and 7 meters deep. It has twoopenings. Al-Omaristated as describing it:” Nearthehonorarycorner, one.”