Masada
archaeological site in southeastern Israel
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Summary
Masada is an archaeological site[1]. Masada ranks in the top 0.42% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,408 views/month, #14 of 3,303).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tamar Regional Council[3]
- Country: Israel[4]
- Instance of: fortress[5], World Heritage Site[6]
- Commons category: Masada[7]
- Significant event: Siege of Masada[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Masada[9]
- Commons gallery: Masada[10]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Pauly–Wissowa[13]
- Topic has template: Template:Masada[14]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[15]
- Different from: Masada[16]
- Area: 276 ha[17], 28,965 ha[18]
- Culture: Judaism[19]
- World Heritage criteria: (iii)[20], (iv)[21], (vi)[22]
- Offers view on: Dead Sea[23]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Masada[24]
Why It Matters
Masada has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Masada is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]