Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ablution and drinking fountain located in the western esplanade of the temple mount in the old city of jerusale”. Today it says “ablution and drinking fountain”.
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Fountain of Qasim Pasha (background: the Fountain of Qaitbay ) The Fountain of Qasim Pasha ( Arabic : سبيل قاسم باشا , Turkish : Kasım Paşa Çeşmesi ) is an ablution and drinking fountain ( sebil or sabil ) in the western esplanade of the al-Aqsa Compound in the Old City of Jerusalem . It is in front of the Chain Gate . It was also known as the Sabil an-Nāranj ("Sebil of the Bitter Orange ") and Sabīl Bāb al-Maḥkama ("Sebil of the Court House Gate", from another name of the Chain Gate , referring to a former court in the Tankiziyya ). Gate of the Chain […], also known as Gate of the Law Court ( bāb al-maḥkama ) after the Shari'a Court to its south Studies in the History and Archaeology of Palestine .
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The Fountain of Qasim Pasha The Fountain of Qasim Pasha ( ) also known as the Fountain of the Bitter Orange ( al-Naranj Sabil ) is an ablution and drinking fountain located in the western esplanade of the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem . It is situated in front of the Chain Gate .
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The Fountain of Qasim Pasha The Fountain of Qasim Pasha ( ) also known as the Fountain of the Bitter Orange ( al-Naranj Sabil ) is an ablution and drinking fountain located in the western esplanade of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem . It is situated in front of the Chain Gate .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Fountain of Qasim Pasha The Fountain of Qasim Pasha ( ) also known as the Fountain of the Bitter Orange ( al-Naranj Sabil ) is an ablution and drinking fountain located in the western esplanade of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem . It is situated in front of the Chain Gate .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Islamic structure in Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem Fountain of Qasim Pasha (background: the Fountain of Qaitbay ) The Fountain of Qasim Pasha ( , ) is an ablution and drinking fountain ( sebil or sabil ) in the western esplanade of the al-Aqsa Compound in the Old City of Jerusalem .It is in front of the Chain Gate .It was also known as the Sabil an-Nāranj ("Sebil of the Bitter Orange ") and Sabīl Bāb al-Maḥkama ("Sebil of the Court House Gate", from another name of the Chain Gate , referring to a former court in the Tankiziyya ).Gate of the Chain […], also known as Gate of the Law Court ( bāb al-maḥkama ) after the Shari'a Court to its south Studies in the History and Archaeology of Palestine .
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ablution and drinking fountain located in the western esplanade of the temple mount in the old city of jerusale
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ablution and drinking fountain
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