List of lakes of Palestine
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For the purposes of this list, a lake is a relatively large and somewhat permanent body of water which is on the surface. Palestine is defined as the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem for the purposes of this list. Lakes that are not entirely in Palestine, artificial reservoirs, and seasonal lakes are included in this list.
List of lakes
Former lakes are marked in red.
| Name | Image | Surface area | Average depth | Drainage basin area | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkat Al-Karmel | File:بركة الكرمل الأثرية.jpg | |||||
| Birket Israel | File:The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem. Coloured lithograph Wellcome V0012781.jpg | |||||
| Dead Sea | File:Dead Sea beach 00.JPG | 605 km2 [1] | 40,650 km 3[2] | Endorheic,[3] Hypersaline[4] | 31°30′N 35°30′E / 31.500°N 35.500°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Hezekiah's Pool | File:Hizkiyahoo Pool winter 2010.jpg | |||||
| Jordan Rift valley | File:Yarden 0182.JPG | |||||
| Mamilla Pool | File:Jerusalem - Birket-Mamillah LACMA M.2008.40.1758.jpg | |||||
| Marj Sanur | File:Marg-sanor.jpg | |||||
| Pool of Bethesda | File:Ain Silwan.jpg | |||||
| Pool of Siloam | File:Jerusalem Bethesda BW 1.JPG | |||||
| Solomon's Pools | File:Solomons-Pools-MVIF-156.jpg | |||||
| Sultan's Pool | File:בריכת הסולטן - Sultan's Pool (4899226982).jpg |
See also
- List of lakes
- List of lakes in Egypt
- List of lakes in Jordan
- List of lakes in Lebanon
- List of lakes in Syria
- List of lakes in the Arab League
- List of lakes in Israel
- List of lakes by area
- List of lakes by volume
References
- ↑ "The Dead Sea Is Dying Fast: Is It Too Late to Save It, or Was It Always a Lost Cause?". Haaretz. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Dead Sea, Middle East". SALTWORK CONSULTANTS PTY LTD. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ↑ "מפלס ים המלח משנת 1976 (Dead Sea Level since 1976)". Government Data (Israel) (in עברית). Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ Goetz, P. W., ed. (1986). "Dead Sea". The New Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (15th ed.). Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. p. 937.
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