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Sign in to saveMasada ( '''', 'fortress'; ) is a mountain-top fortress complex in the Judaean Desert, overlooking the western shore of the Dead Sea in southeastern Israel. The fort, built in the first century BC, was constructed atop a natural plateau rising over above the surrounding terrain, east of modern Arad.
Masada is a mountain-top fortress located in the Judaean Desert near the Dead Sea in southeastern Israel, built in the first century BC on a naturally elevated plateau. The site is significant as an ancient fortification that survives as a notable archaeological landmark in the region.
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- Ancient site.name
- Masada
- Ancient site.image
- Israel-2013-Aerial 21-Masada.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- An aerial view of Masada, from the north
- Ancient site.map_type
- Israel
- Ancient site.map_size
- 150
- Ancient site.location
- Southern District, Israel
- Ancient site.type
- Fortification
- Ancient site.builder
- Alexander Jannaeus (?)Herod the Great
- Ancient site.built
- 1st century BC
- Ancient site.event
- Siege of Masada
- Ancient site.excavations
- 1963–1965
- Ancient site.archaeologists
- Yigael Yadin
- Ancient site.region
- Judaean Desert
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 1040
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
- Cultural: iii, iv, vi
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year
- 2001
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Area
- 276 ha
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- World Heritage Site
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Tamar Regional Council
- Area
- 28965
- Image
- Israel-2013-Aerial 21-Masada.jpg
- Significant event
- Siege of Masada
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