Qayt Bay spring

On the spring there is a large terrace with a stone niche dating back to the Mamluk period.

Built: 859 AH / 1455 CE
Era: Mamluk
Place: Al-Aqsa Mosque

Below the spring there is a large well-watered well that extends to the western gallery of Al-Aqsa length of 28 meters and width 6 meters and depth of 11 meters and a half meters.

There is an exquisite book that chronicles the sultans who live the way and explains the purpose of building the spring and a verse of the Holy Quran.

In 140 AH / 1981 AD. Zionist excavations were found stretching from west to east under Bab Al-mtahar and implemented to the well for a length of more than 25 meters inside the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque and not separated only a few meters from the Dome of the Rock in Al-Aqsa Mosque and still pass through two sets of faucets In its southern and northern regions.

Springs

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Qasem Basha spring Bab Al-Mahkmeh spring
This was confirmed by Muhammad ibn Khudr al-Roumi dated 982 AH / 1574AD, who lived in the beginning of the Ottoman era in saying: There are also two springs towards the Al-Ashrafiyya school, which is attributed to the late Sultan Qaitbay, one is for Al-Hanafyah and the other is for Al-Shafeyah.
Bab Al-Mgharba spring
It was called because of its location, the eastern of Bab Al-Mgharaba. It was built in the beginning of the Ottoman Era.
Doubled terrace spring
It is located in the southern side of Al-Aqsa between the two terraces, Southwest of Qubbat Al-Sakhra, “dome of the rock”.
The cup spring Mayda’at Al-Kaas
The cup spring or Mayda’at Al-kaas spring. It is located in front of Al-Qibli Mosque in the middle of the distance between it and the southern pillars leading to the Dome of the Rock; the southern side of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
AL-Zaytona spring
Reltive to the olive tree which is located in the center of the spting, surrrouned by taps, it is in the southern side of Al-Aqsa mosque, there is an ancient olive tree in the site of the spring, in the ottoman period, called Al-Zaytouna o th prophet, and its olive tree where the folk tale tells that the propthet Muhammad peace be upon him, planted it.
Southern of Al-Nahawya school spring
One of the greatest springs of Al-Aqsa, for ablution, however, many cubes stone were placed for people to sit in front of the taps
Burhan Al-Din Rostrum spring
It is located adjacent to the south of the pillars to the west behind the Burhan al-Din rostrum south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, south of the Dome of the Rock.
Hasan Al-Dani spring
Hasan Al-Dani spring, it was constructed by Hasan Al-Dani Al-Husainy, in 1137 AH 1724 AD.

Qasem Basha spring Bab Al-Mahkmeh spring

Bab Al-Mgharba spring

Doubled terrace spring

The cup spring Mayda’at Al-Kaas

AL-Zaytona spring

Southern of Al-Nahawya school spring

Burhan Al-Din Rostrum spring

Hasan Al-Dani spring