Image Gallery of Sebil of Sultan Abdülhamid II (also Sabīl al-Rifāʿiyya), Gaza

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Part of the park opposite the Municipality and well visible in the southern entrance to Gaza's government compound. Open Street Map (2017) has "Sabīl al-Sulṭan ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd" and "Sabīl al-Rifāʿiyya", the latter according to Visit Palestine website after Gaza’s governor "Prince Ref’at Pasha", who allegedly renovated it in 1870.

More information in Buessow, Hamidian Palestine, p. 552: Kaymakam Rifʿat Bey al-Çerkesī in 1287/1870-71 builds Sāqiyat al-Rifāʿiyya (aqueduct, pool, public fountain (sebil) and garden complex), funded by compulsory contributions from inhabitants of
Gaza.

Sebil of Sultan Abdülhamid II (also Sabīl al-Rifāʿiyya), general view, 2018.

Sebil of Sultan Abdülhamid II, façade, 2018.

Sebil of Sultan Abdülhamid II, the three water pipes, c. 2017.