H̱orbat Meẕad
H̱orbat Meẕad is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. H̱orbat Meẕad is situated nearby to the ruins Horvat Matzad, as well as near the village Nataf.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horvat Matzad and Burma Road.
Horvat Matzad
Ruins
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Horvat Mazad or Khirbet el-Qasr is an archaeological site located in the Jerusalem District of Israel. Occupied intermittently from the Late Bronze Age to the modern period, its main phase occurred between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE, when it was developed into a fortified complex by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties before being abandoned during the First Jewish–Roman War. Horvat Matzad is situated 110 metres east of H̱orbat Meẕad.
Burma Road
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Burma Road in Israel was a makeshift bypass road between Kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem, built under the supervision of General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem. It was named for the Chinese Burma Road. Burma Road is situated 3½ km west of H̱orbat Meẕad.
HaMasrek Reserve
Protected area
HaMasrek Reserve is a nature reserve situated in the western Jerusalem Mountains, Israel, near moshav Beit Meir. HaMasrek Reserve is renowned and named for its prominent stand of Jerusalem pine trees, which are approximately 170 years old. HaMasrek Reserve is situated 2½ km southwest of H̱orbat Meẕad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nataf and Shoresh.
Nataf
Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nataf is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, 12 miles west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 485.
Shoresh
Village
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Shoresh is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,314.
Neve Ilan
Village
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Neve Ilan is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,019. Neve Ilan is situated 3 km east of H̱orbat Meẕad.
H̱orbat Meẕad
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Mezad”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.81629° or 31° 48′ 59″ northLongitude
35.05312° or 35° 3′ 11″ eastElevation
529 metres (1,736 feet)Open location code
8G3QR383+G6GeoNames ID
8183085
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Meẕad” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Metsad”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Meẕad”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Meẕadit”
- Hebrew: “חרבת מצד”
- Hebrew: “חרבת מצדית”
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