This fountain is one of the remarkable features found along the Wadi Al-Farasa processional route, and an example of how the Nabataeans created attractive monuments out of functional amenities. Water once gushed forth from the open mouth of the huge lion . The carved channel above the lion's head received water from Ain Braq spring, and the water collected in a basin here and eventually flowed to a large cistern at the foot of the mountain. To the left of the fountain is an elevated area with a carved altar. This may have been used for rituals conducted to thank the gods for the water supply, as water was sacred to the Nabataeans