Sabil Heda'a is one of the water dispensers built by King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. It is located on the road between Makkah al-Mukarramah and Jeddah, facilitating pilgrims' and visitors' access to cool water. In fact, three water dispensers were found along the road, each designed as a rectangular basin featuring holes for dispensing water. A small dome covers the basin. Its western side is covered by a panel. The water dispenser dates back to 1942. Moreover, the design of these water dispensers is user-friendly and suitable for the surrounding environment, namely in terms of the climate and the raw materials available in the region.
Name of Sabil Heda'a
Sabil Heda's is adjacent to the well located on the western side along the road between Makkah al-Mukarramah and Jeddah, fifty-seven m south of the recently paved road. The people of Heda'a know this water dispenser as Sabil Heda'a, where its name could be potentially attributed to its location, as travelers named it "Heda," reflecting the name of the location that was long known for those traveling between Makkah al-Mukarramah and Jeddah.
Design of Sabil Heda'a
Sabil Heda'a is shaped into a rectangular basin featuring rectangular holes for dispensing water, namely two holes at its northern side and three holes at its western side. A seven cm thick belt is wrapped around it on the southern, western, and northern sides, where it is connected to the dispenser's extremity at the base of the dome. On the southeastern side of the Sabeel, in the area where the dispenser is connected to the well, features a basin attached to one of the two supports of the well, enabling water drawing via buckets and its transfer to the dispenser via clay rods with a diameter of about seven cm. The western facade of the dispenser was distinguished from the other sides, as it featured an inscription stating information on the establishment of the dispenser building. The inscription is placed in a rectangular frame topped by a circular shape and surrounded by a rectangular shape topped with a triangular form that branches into carvings of plants ending in the form of tendrils.
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