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.
- Ruins
- Description: archaeological site in Judea, Israel
- Also known as“Horvat Mazad”“Hurvat Mezad”“חרבת מצד”
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Horvat Matzad
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Latitude
31.81645° or 31° 48′ 59″ north
Longitude
35.05423° or 35° 3′ 15″ east
Open location code
8G3QR383+HM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Horvat Matzad” goes by many names.
خربة القصرArabic
خربة القصر (القدس)Arabic
חורבת מצדHebrew
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