Mazor

The Mazor Mausoleum is one of the best preserved Roman buildings in , located in . The Mausoleum, which is the only Roman era building in Israel to still stand from its foundations to its roof, was built for an important Roman man and his wife in the 3rd century AD.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: archaeological site in Israel
  • Also known as: “Al Muzeiri`a”, “El Mezeireh”, “El Muzeiri`a”, “Mazor Mausoleum”, “Mizra Har”, “Muzayri`a”, “Muzeiri`a”, and “مقام النبي يحيى”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Qula and Egrof veRomach memorial.

Ruins
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, also spelled and pronounced as Quliya, was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 15 km northeast of . is situated 1¼ km southeast of Mazor.

Memorial
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is situated 2 km southeast of Mazor.

Ruins
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Migdal Afek, also Migdal Tsedek, is a national park on the southeastern edge of , . The ruins of a fortified manor house built by a sheikh during the 19th century, among which remains of the Crusader castle of Mirabel can be seen, are today known in Hebrew as Migdal Afek or Migdal Tsedek. is situated 4 km north of Mazor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El’ad and Nahshonim.

Town
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El'ad is a city in the of . In the 1990s, it was built for a Haredi population and to a lesser extent, it was also built for a Religious Zionist Jewish population.

Village
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is a kibbutz in central . Located in the south of the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 484.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 1,235.

Mazor

Latitude
32.04662° or 32° 2′ 48″ north
Longitude
34.94615° or 34° 56′ 46″ east
Open location code
8G4P2WWW+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 932979208
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2900217
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Mazor” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح مازور”
  • Czech: “Mauzoleum Mazor”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح مازور”
  • Hebrew: “מאוזוליאום מזור”
  • Hebrew: “מזולאום מזור”
  • Slovak: “Mauzóleum Mazor”
  • Uzbek: “Mazor maqbarasi”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mazoleum Mazor National Park and Mazor (West).

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