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Masada

Masada (Hebrew: מְצָדָה məṣādā, 'fortress'; Arabic: جبل مسعدة, romanized: jabal musayda, lit. 'mount museida') is a mountain-top fortress complex in the Judaean Desert, overlooking the western shore of the Dead Sea in southeastern Israel. The fort, built in the first century BC, was constructed atop a natural plateau rising over 400 m (1,300 ft) above…

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Location
Southern District, Israel
Archaeologists
Yigael Yadin
Area
276 ha (680 acres)
Buffer zone
28,965 ha (71,570 acres)
Built
1st century BC
Built by
Alexander Jannaeus (?) Herod the Great

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related to history · 67
Masada → Almost, Ancient, Archaeology, Ari, Arnold, Barnett, Barry, Ben-Yehuda, Bernice, Between Past, Brigham Young University Studies, Chicago Press, Cockburn, Collective Memory, Doubleday, Fable, Fanaticism, From Jewish Revolt, George, Green
related to Archeological reports · 47
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related to First Jewish–Roman War · 17
Masada → According, AD, Another, CE, Dan Gill, Ein Gedi, Fretensis, In, Jewish, Jews, Josephus, Judaea, Lucius Flavius Silva, Roman, Sicarii, The Roman, Zealots
related to External links · 14
Masada → All, Bible, Chabad, Encyclopaedia Judaica, Facts You Should Know, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Guy, Interpretation, Israeli National Park, Photographs, Sites, The Masada MythWorld Heritage, Volume, Yadin
related to Israeli army · 13
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related to In popular culture · 12
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related to Masada myth · 12
Masada → According, Central, Israel, Jewish, Josephus, Klara Palotai, Palotai, Sicarii, State, The, To Israel, Zealots
related to Modern tourism · 12
Masada → Hebrew University, In, Jerusalem, Many, Masada Museum, Masada National Park, Memory, The, There, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yadin, Yigael Yadin
related to Identification and initial digs · 10
Masada → After, American, Americans Edward Robinson, Eli Smith, English, Samuel, Shmarya Guttman, The, Tipping, Wolcott
related to Byzantine monastery of Marda · 9
Masada → Byzantine, Greek, Kastellion, Marda, St Euthymius, St Sabbas, The, The Aramaic, This

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roman josephus site remains siege palace western yadin jewish israel found wall two fortress northern built one first bc yigael

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MasadaArchaeologistsYigael Yadin1.00infobox
MasadaArea276 ha (680 acres)1.00infobox
MasadaBuffer zone28,965 ha (71,570 acres)1.00infobox
MasadaBuilt1st century BC1.00infobox
MasadaBuilt byAlexander Jannaeus (?) Herod the Great1.00infobox
MasadaCriteriaCultural: iii, iv, vi1.00infobox
MasadaEventSiege of Masada1.00infobox
MasadaExcavation dates1963–19651.00infobox
MasadaInscription2001 (25th Session)1.00infobox
MasadaLocationSouthern District, Israel1.00infobox
MasadaReference10401.00infobox
MasadaRegionJudaean Desert1.00infobox
MasadaTypeFortification1.00infobox
Masadais aUNESCO World Heritage Site due to those siege works0.90text
Masadais amain plot location in the fourth season of Preacher.'XK Masada' is the codename of a continuity-of-command refuge off-planet in0.90text

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