Sulieman Al Qanouni Spring

Landmark Location:
About 20 meters from Bab Faisal near the Dome of the Prophet’s lovers”Qubbat Oshaq Al-Nabi” , on the northern side of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Landmark Location relative to Dome of the rock:
North West the Dome of the Rock.

Landmark History:
The Ottoman period.

Reason of the name:
Relative to Sulieman Al-Qanouni who ordered the construction of the spring.

Builder Name:
Sulieman Al-Qanouni.

Details of the shape:
-The facade of the spring and its decoration is similar to  the door of the chain spring “ Bab Al-Silsila “ and other springs of Sultan Suleiman, where scattered in the ancient city and around it.

-In the center of the spring and above the basin is a plaque engraving the titles of Sultan Suleiman Al-Qanouni who ordered the construction of the spring. There is a small marble plate above the previous painting with two lines in the Ottoman language and in very small letters and the inscription is used to reconstruct this spring later.

Additional Information about the landmark:
-There is a terrace directly behind the spring, so that the rear facade of the avenue is a mihrab ” niche” of this mausoleum and above the mihrab “niche ” there is a renewal painting of it, by order of Sultan Suleiman Al-Qanouni.

-The spring was supplied through the canal that transported water from Sulieman’s pond to Jerusalem. But, the spring is disabled now.

–In 1418 AH / 1997 AD. A place of ablution was built around the spring of Suleiman, consisting of 34 faucet with stone benches.

An Overview of the Landmark:
Relative to Sulieman Al-Qanouni who ordered the construction of the spring. About 20 meters from Bab Faisal near the Dome of the Prophet’s lovers”Qubbat Oshaq Al-Nabi” , on the northern side of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

–  North West the Dome of the Rock. The facade of the spring  and its decoration is similar to  the door of the chain spring “ Bab Al-Silsila “ and other springs of Sultan Suleiman, where scattered in the ancient city and around it.

– In the center of the spring and above the basin is a plaque engraving the titles of Sultan Suleiman Al-Qanouni who ordered the construction of the spring. There is a small marble plate above the previous painting with two lines in the Ottoman language and in very small letters and the inscription is used to reconstruct this spring later. There is a terrace directly behind the spring, so that the rear facade of the avenue is a mihrab ” niche” of this mausoleum and above the mihrab “niche ” there is a renewal painting of it, by order of Sultan Suleiman Al-Qanouni.

– The spring was supplied through the canal that transported water from Sulieman’s pond to Jerusalem. But, the spring is disabled now.
In 1418 AH / 1997 AD. A place of ablution was built around the spring of Suleiman, consisting of 34 faucet with stone benches.