Naẖal Metsada
Naẖal Metsada is a wadi in Southern District, Israel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Masada and Bar Yehuda Airfield.
Masada
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Masada is a magnificently located fortress site in Israel's stark Judaean Desert, close to the Dead Sea. The last Jewish holdout to fall to Rome in 73 CE, Masada symbolizes the exile of the Jewish nation from the Holy Land.
Bar Yehuda Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bar Yehuda Airfield, named after Yisrael Bar-Yehuda, is a small desert airfield located in the southern Judean desert, between Arad and Ein Gedi, west of the Dead Sea.
The Synagogue
Archaeological site
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km west of Naẖal Metsada.
Naẖal Metsada
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Metsad”, “Metsada”, “Naẖal Meẕada”, and “NahalMetsada”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.31635° or 31° 18′ 59″ northLongitude
35.38973° or 35° 23′ 23″ eastElevation
-394 metres (-1,293 feet)Open location code
8G3Q898Q+GVGeoNames ID
294239
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Naẖal Metsada” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Naẖal Metsada”
- Hebrew: “נחל מצדה”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gé Ha’Armon and Masada.
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