Masada

Masada is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the northern Jordan Valley near the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 360 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Masadah”, “Massada”, and “Massadah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Samakh and Zemah railway station.

Ruins
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
was a Palestinian Arab village at the south end of Lake Tiberias in Ottoman Galilee and later Mandatory Palestine. It was the site of battle in 1918 during World War I.

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 2½ km north of Masada.

Public building
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public building, which is situated 2½ km north of Masada.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sha’ar HaGolan and Afikim.

Village
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Sha'ar HaGolan is a kibbutz situated at the foot of the in the Jordan Valley area of north-eastern . Located less than 1 km from the border with , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.

Village
is an Israeli kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Movement located in the Jordan Valley three kilometers from the . It is within the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,140.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the southern shore of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 876.

Masada

Latitude
32.68307° or 32° 40′ 59″ north
Longitude
35.59879° or 35° 35′ 56″ east
Population
360
Elevation
-192 metres (-630 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IL MTZ
Open location code
8G4QMHMX+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473078
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294315
Wiki­data ID
Q2888546
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Masada” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Masada”
  • Dutch: “Masada”
  • French: “Masada”
  • Hebrew: “מסדה”
  • Hebrew: “קיבוץ מסדה”
  • Irish: “Masada”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Masada i Emek HaYarden”
  • Persian: “مسدا”
  • Polish: “Masada”
  • Polish: “Massada”
  • Portuguese: “Masada”
  • Russian: “Масада (кибуц)”
  • Russian: “Масада”
  • Spanish: “Masada”
  • Swedish: “Masada”
  • Turkish: “Masada”

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