Masua

Masua, also transliterated as Massu'a, is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the . Located in the Jordan Valley, with an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.
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  • Type: Village with 184 residents
  • Description: Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank
  • Also known as: “Massau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sartava;Sartaba.

Scenic viewpoint
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Alexandreion, or Alexandrium, called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed by the Hasmoneans between and on a pointy barren hill towering over the Jordan Valley from the west. is situated 3½ km southwest of Masua.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Jiftlik and Yafit.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the of the State of Palestine, in the , located 33 kilometers north of . is bordered by the Jordan River to the east. is situated 3½ km north of Masua.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the . Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. is situated 6 km south of Masua.

Village
is a Palestinian village in the in the , located 34.8 kilometers north of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 243 in the 2017 census. is situated 7 km northeast of Masua.

Masua

Latitude
32.11287° or 32° 6′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.49205° or 35° 29′ 31″ east
Population
184
Elevation
-251 metres (-823 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q4F7R+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 635065714
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
282820
Wiki­data ID
Q2889038
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Masua” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسواه”
  • Czech: “Masu’a”
  • Czech: “Masua”
  • French: “Masua”
  • Hebrew: “משואה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Masua”
  • Persian: “مسوعه”
  • Polish: “Massu’a”
  • Russian: “Масуа”
  • Turkish: “Masua”

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Localities in the Area

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