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Well of Souls
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Pool of Bethesda
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Pool of Bethesda
Grotto of the Holy Cross
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Grotto of the Holy Cross
Grotto of Gethsemane
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Grotto of Gethsemane
Hezekiah's Pool
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Hezekiah's Pool
CaveWadi al-Joz, West Bank

Well of Souls

CaveBest Apr–May · Oct
Elevation–above sea level
Inside19°Call year
Nearest townWadi al-Joz1.3 km
31.78° N, 35.24° EUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
When to goWadi al-Joz · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec89October
Best timeApr–May · Oct
October: high / low26° / 18°
Cave

Well of Souls in brief

Well of Souls is a cave in Wadi al-Joz, West Bank, Palestine — Cave in the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, underneath the Foundation stone.

The nearest town in the atlas is Wadi al-Joz, 1.3 km to the N, where the weather is best in April, May and October.

Inside, a cave stays close to the average yearly air temperature outside: about 19°C all year.

Wadi al-Joz: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Wadi al-Joz
26°
Partly cloudy now
Wind1 km/h
Humidity36%
Cloud cover22%
Today
22 Oct
28°
20°
Fri
23 Oct
29°
22°
Sat
24 Oct
27°
20°
Sun
25 Oct
26°
18°
Mon
26 Oct
26°
16°

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

When to go

The best months around Well of Souls

Climate of Wadi al-Joz

Month score in Wadi al-Joz

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
51
Jan
62
Feb
86
Mar
92
Apr
90
May
82
Jun
76
Jul
74
Aug
81
Sep
89
Oct
88
Nov
67
Dec
Map

Well of Souls from above

Nature nearbyAll of Palestine
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Pool of BethesdaLake0.4 kmNPool of Bethesda
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Grotto of the Holy CrossCave0.5 kmWGrotto of the Holy Cross
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Grotto of GethsemaneCave0.5 kmNEGrotto of Gethsemane
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Hezekiah's PoolLake0.6 kmWHezekiah's Pool
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Zedekiah's CaveCave0.6 kmNWZedekiah's Cave
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Jerusalem Walls National ParkNational park0.6 kmNWJerusalem Walls National Park
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Mount Herzl5.2 km W834 mJuly 30°Mount Herzl
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Mount of Olives1.0 km E826 mJuly 31°Mount of Olives
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Mount Scopus1.8 km NE826 mJuly 30°Mount Scopus
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Har HaHaganah12 km W815 mJuly 30°Har HaHaganah
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Har Tayyasim14 km W796 mJuly 30°Har Tayyasim
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Har Atzal2.6 km S795 mJuly 31°Har Atzal
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Towns close by

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Wadi al-Joz

West Bank · 1.3 km N
26°Oct high
2wet days
89score
Wadi al-Joz
Jerusalem
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Jerusalem

Jerusalem · 2.0 km SW
26°Oct high
2wet days
90score
Jerusalem
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Nayot

West Bank · 2.2 km NE
26°Oct high
2wet days
90score
Nayot
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Abū Dīs

West Bank · 3.0 km SE
27°Oct high
2wet days
86score
Abū Dīs
Around here

Wadi al-Joz and around

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Wadi al-Joz

West Bank · Palestine
Apr–May · Octbest months
31°July high
743 maltitude
Wadi al-Joz

Nature

Pool of Bethesda
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0.9 km S

Pool of Bethesda

Lake
Pool of Bethesda
Ein Hemed
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11 km W

Ein Hemed

National park
Ein Hemed
Zedekiah's Cave
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1.0 km SW

Zedekiah's Cave

Cave
Zedekiah's Cave

Mountains

Mount Herzl
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5.6 km W

Mount Herzl

834 m · Jerusalem mountains
Mount Herzl
Mount Scopus
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0.8 km E

Mount Scopus

826 m · Mount of Olives ridge
Mount Scopus
Mount of Olives
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1.6 km SE

Mount of Olives

826 m · Mount of Olives ridge
Mount of Olives

Heritage

Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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1.4 km SW

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site · 335
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Walls of Jerusalem
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1.9 km SW

Walls of Jerusalem

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site · 18 BC
Walls of Jerusalem
Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Jerusalem
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1.2 km S

Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Jerusalem

heritage site in Israel · 1881
Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Jerusalem

Museums

Israel Museum
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3.6 km SW

Israel Museum

Art museum · 1965
Israel Museum
Bible Lands Museum
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3.6 km SW

Bible Lands Museum

Archaeological museum · 1992
Bible Lands Museum
The Temple Institute
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1.6 km S

The Temple Institute

1987
The Temple Institute