Masada

fort · 330 BC – 640 AD

Masada is a natural fortress in the Iudaean desert that overlooks the Dead Sea. It was the site of the standoff between Jewish rebels and the Roman army in A.D. 73. Herod the Great built a palace atop the citadel during his reign. Roman camps and siege works are still visible at the site, which is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Coordinates

31.31636, 35.35371

Also known as

Es-Sebbeh, Horvot Metsada, Horvot Mezada, H̱orvot Metsada, H̱orvot Meẕada, MTZ, Massada (nld), Massada Rock Fortress, Metsada, Metzada, Mezada, Moasada (grc), Sabba, Μασάδα (grc), Μοασάδα (grc), מַסָּדָה (heb), جبل مسعدة (ara), მასადა

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BY
  iDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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