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
Birket Israel
Dead Sea		605 km2 [1]		40,650 km 3 [2]	Endorheic, [3] Hypersaline [4]	31°30′N35°30′E / 31.500°N 35.500°E / 31.500; 35.500
Hezekiah's Pool
Jordan Rift Valley
Mamilla Pool
Marj Sanur
Pool of Bethesda
Pool of Siloam
Solomon's Pools
Sultan's Pool

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

1. "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.
2. "Dead Sea, Middle East". SALTWORK CONSULTANTS PTY LTD. SALTWORK CONSULTANTS PTY LTD. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
3. "מפלס ים המלח משנת 1976 (Dead Sea Level since 1976)". Government Data (Israel) (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
4. Goetz, P. W., ed. (1986). "Dead Sea". The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (15th ed.). Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. p. 937.