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Struthion Pool

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The Struthion Pool, effectually translated from the Greek as 'Sparrow Pool' (Aramaic: אשווח צפרא) is a large cuboid cistern beneath the Convent of the Sisters of Zion in the Old City of Jerusalem, built by Herod the Great in the first century BCE.

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Struthion Pool
Heil HaHandasa, Jerusalem Morasha

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N 31.780300833333 ° E 35.233639444444 °
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Heil HaHandasa
9511208 Jerusalem, Morasha
Jerusalem District, Israel
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