An-Nāranj Pool

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

The pool inside railings

It was also known as al-Rāranj (الرارنج) and al-Ghāghanj (الغاغنج); both are phonetic variations of an-Nāranj.^[1]

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]

The Fountain of Qasim Pasha and the pool; the Chain Gate Minaret behind

References

1. "بركة النارنج". معلومة مقدسية (in Arabic).
2. "The Bitter Orange Pond". QudsInfo.
3. ^{[dead link‍]} Al Aqsa Guide. Al-Aqsa Friends 2007. Archived 2008-12-20 at the Wayback Machine

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