Masada
Masada is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the northern Jordan Valley near the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 Zemah railway station and Beit Gabriel.
Zemah railway station
Historic site
Photo: Ovedc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zemah railway station is a historic site.
Beit Gabriel
Public building
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Gabriel is a public building, which is situated 2½ km north of Masada.
El `Ubeidiya
Ruins
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ubeidiya, some 3 km south of the Sea of Galilee, in the Jordan Rift Valley, Israel, is an archaeological site of the early Pleistocene, c. 1.5 million years ago, preserving traces of one of the earliest migrations of Homo erectus out of Africa, with only the site of Dmanisi in Georgia being older. El `Ubeidiya is situated 4 km west of Masada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sha’ar HaGolan and Afikim.
Sha’ar HaGolan
Village
Sha'ar HaGolan is a kibbutz situated at the foot of the Golan Heights in the Jordan Valley area of north-eastern Israel. Located less than 1 km from the border with Jordan, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.
Afikim
Village
Afikim is an Israeli kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Movement located in the Jordan Valley three kilometers from the Sea of Galilee. It is within the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,105.
Beit Zera
Village
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Beit Zera is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. As of 2023 it had a population of 756.
Masada
- Categories: kibbutz, residential area, and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.68318° or 32° 40′ 59″ northLongitude
35.59825° or 35° 35′ 54″ eastPopulation
360Elevation
-192 metres (-630 feet)United Nations Location Code
IL MTZOpen location code
8G4QMHMX+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 641997847OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
294315Wikidata ID
Q2888546
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