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Masada (Hebrew: מְצָדָה məṣādā, 'fortress'; Arabic: جبل مسعدة) [1] is an ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert , overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 miles) east of Arad .
The siege of Masada was one of the final events in the First Jewish–Roman War, occurring from 72 to 73 CE on and around a hilltop in present-day Israel. The siege is known to history via a single source, Flavius Josephus , [ 3 ] a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans , in whose service he became a historian.
Masada (Hebrew: מַסָּדָה) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the northern Jordan Valley near the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 388. [1] Although still called a kibbutz, it privatized itself in 2006.
Location: Masada, Israel: No. of stations: 2: Open: 1998 () Operation; ... The Masada cableway is an aerial tramway at the ancient fortress of Masada, Israel. History
Day Zero Masada 2022 will return to its namesake site, an ancient fortification located on top of an isolated rock plateau overlooking the Dead Sea. Day Zero Masada 2022 Announces Lineup for ...
English: Aerial view of Masada, in the Judaean Desert, Israel, with the Dead Sea in the distance Español : Vista aérea de Masada en el desierto de Judea (Israel), con el mar Muerto en el fondo. Français : Les fortifications de Massada dans le désert de Judée (Israël), avec la mer Morte visible dans le fond.
Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel. Masada or Massada may also refer to: Siege of Masada, a famous siege and mass suicide at the ...
Mas'ade (Arabic: مسعدة, Hebrew: מַסְעַדֶה) is a Druze village in the northern Golan Heights.It covers an area of 11,985 dunams (11.985 km 2; 4.627 sq mi), and in 2022 had a population of 3,869.