Masada Rocky Hill
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Masada (a romanization of the Hebrew מצדה, "Metz" in מצודה, "metzuda" to mean "fortress"), also spelled Masada, is a fortified rocky hill. located in the Judean desert, near the Dead Sea in Israel. Currently constitutes a symbol of resistance of the ancient kingdom of Judea, as the last redoubt where the ancient Jewish patriots in the preferred self-sacrifice to domination by the Roman army in 73, and is where the recruits of the Israel Defense Forces make your pledge of allegiance: "Masada shall not fall anymore. " It also constitutes one of the most visited tourist sites in the country, not only by all buildings, and surrounding natural beauty, but for his legendary past.
Masada (a romanization of the Hebrew מצדה, "Metz" in מצודה, "metzuda" to mean "fortress"), also spelled Masada, is a fortified rocky hill. located in the Judean desert, near the Dead Sea in Israel. Currently constitutes a symbol of resistance of the ancient kingdom of Judea, as the last redoubt where the ancient Jewish patriots in the preferred self-sacrifice to domination by the Roman army in 73, and is where the recruits of the Israel Defense Forces make your pledge of allegiance: "Masada shall not fall anymore. " It also constitutes one of the most visited tourist sites in the country, not only by all buildings, and surrounding natural beauty, but for his legendary past.
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Coordinates: 31°18'55"N 35°21'15"E
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- The Dead Sea 13 km
- Cape Costigan 13 km
- Salt evaporation pond 14 km
- Salt evaporation pond 17 km
- Salt evaporation pond 18 km
- Wadi Al Karak 22 km
- Judaean Desert 23 km
- Dead Sea Evaporation Pans 25 km
- ِAl Aghwar 25 km
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