Sabil Abu Nabbut

Sabil Abu Nabbut,[1] old postcard from the British Mandate of Palestine -period.

Sabil Abu Nabbut (Arabic: سبيل أبو نبوت) also known as Tabitha's Well is a public fountain ("sabil") in Jaffa, Israel, built in 1815/16 CE[2] during the Ottoman period in Palestine.[3][4] Its main purpose was to facilitate the journey between Jaffa and Jerusalem.

  1. ^ Meaning: The wayside fountain of Abu Nabbut, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 218
  2. ^ Kana'an, Ruba 2001 Two Ottoman Sabils in Jaffa (c.1810-1815): an Architectural and Epigraphic Analysis . Levant 33 : 189-204
  3. ^ Sabil Abu Nabbut Archnet Digital Library.
  4. ^ TABITHA at popartmachine.com

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