Horvat Matzad
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.Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: archaeological site in Judea, Israel
- Also known as: “Horvat Mazad”, “Hurvat Mezad”, and “חרבת מצד”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HaMasrek Reserve and Kfira Nature Reserve.
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 3 km southwest of Horvat Matzad.
Kfira Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: GidiD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfira Nature Reserve is a protected area, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Horvat Matzad.
Bayt Mahsir
Ruins
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayt Mahsir was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 10, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Makkabi. It was located 9 km west of Jerusalem. Bayt Mahsir is situated 3 km southwest of Horvat Matzad.
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 2024 it had a population of 495.
Shoresh
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2024 it had a population of 1,399.
Neve Ilan
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neve Ilan is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,052. Neve Ilan is situated 2½ km east of Horvat Matzad.
Horvat Matzad
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.81645° or 31° 48′ 59″ northLongitude
35.05423° or 35° 3′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8G3QR383+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1005251965OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q6593991
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Horvat Matzad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خربة القصر (القدس)”
- Arabic: “خربة القصر”
- Hebrew: “חורבת מצד”
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