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 <p  style="text-align: center;">This webpage summarizes numerous research findings and documents regarding the precise paths, tunnels and locations</p>
 <p  style="text-align: center;">  Each tunnel and location is mapped with exact geographical coordinates (ESPG:4326)</p>
 <p  style="text-align: center;">  Any feedback, corrections or suggestions are welcomed</p>
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+<h2>Brief explanation</h2>
+<p>This Roman-era water system, constructed around the 1st century, relied solely on gravity. At its heart are three large reservoirs known as Solomon’s Pools, located southwest of Bethlehem.</p>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p>These pools were fed from the south by two main channels, each sourcing water from several wells (marked in red):</p>
+<ul>
+    <li>The Arrub line (<span style="color:#009688;"><strong>green</strong></span>) - It begins at the Arrub pool and includes three tunnels.</li>
+    <li>The Biyar line (<span style="color:#ab47bc;"><strong>purple</strong></span>) - It starts at Ein-Biyar with a long tunnel before passing through the Dahr-Baku tunnel.</li>
+</ul>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p>From Solomon’s Pools, two aqueducts carried water to Jerusalem:</p>
+<ul>
+    <li>The lower aqueduct (<span style="color:#d32f2f;"><strong>red</strong></span>). A longer route passes through two tunnels before reaching the Temple Mount. It remained in use until roughly 100 years ago.</li>
+    <li>The upper aqueduct (<span style="color:#42a5f5;"><strong>blue</strong></span>).Positioned about 30 meters higher than the lower aqueduct.&nbsp;<br>West of Bethlehem, it employed an inverted-siphon made of stone.&nbsp;<br>Its exact path into northern Jerusalem remains uncertain, so two possible routes are shown in <span style="color:#009688;"><strong>green</strong></span> and <span style="color:#ff9800;"><strong>orange</strong></span> with bridge or inverted-siphon options.&nbsp;</li>
+</ul>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p>Tunnels are indicated in yellow, along with their known construction shafts (red circles).&nbsp;</p>
+<p>Archaeological discoveries are noted with green diamonds and are clickable. Many other points on the map are clickable, providing additional information and links to relevant articles.</p>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p>Bonus: The system of Gihon-Siloah (Silowan) that was built in the 6th century BC is added to the map south of the Temple Mountain.</p>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+</div>
 
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