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Masada Rocky Hill

Israel / Hadarom / Arad /

63m
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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