An-Nāranj Pool Explained

The an-Nāranj Pool (Arabic: بركة النارنج,) is a small pool in the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound. It is at the compound's western esplanade, between the Fountain of Qasim Pasha and the Fountain of Qayt Bay (to its south).

It was also known as (Arabic: الرارنج) and (Arabic: الغاغنج); both are phonetic variations of .

It was built in the Ottoman period.[1] [2] It was restored during the reign of Sultan Qaitbay and again in 1527 by Qasim Pasha, a governor of Jerusalem. In 1922, the Supreme Muslim Council reconstructed the pool, paved it with marble and encircled it with banisters. The pool is seven metres wide.[3]

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31.7774°N 35.2347°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: بركة النارنج . معلومة مقدسية . ar.
  2. Web site: The Bitter Orange Pond . QudsInfo.
  3. Al Aqsa Guide. Al-Aqsa Friends 2007.