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28,965 ha. Masada (Hebrew: מְצָדָה məṣādā, 'fortress'; Arabic: جبل مسعدة) [1] is an ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 mi) east of Arad.
Masada myth. The Masada myth is the early Zionist retelling of the Siege of Masada, and an Israeli national myth. [1] The Masada myth is a selectively constructed narrative based on Josephus ' account, supplemented with fabrications and omissions. This narrative was socially constructed and promoted by Jews in Mandatory Palestine and later Israel.
Siege of Masada. The siege of Masada was one of the final events in the First Jewish–Roman War, occurring from 72 to 73 CE on and around a hilltop in present-day Israel. The siege is known to history via a single source, Flavius Josephus, [3] a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans, in whose service he became a historian. According to ...
Mashhad[a] (Persian: مشهد; [mæʃˈhæd] ⓘ) [b] is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country [11] about 900 kilometres (560 miles) from Tehran. [12] In the Central District of Mashhad County, it serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province, the county, and the district. [13]
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Website. dooce.com. Heather Brooke Armstrong (née Hamilton; July 19, 1975 – May 9, 2023) was an American blogger and internet personality from Salt Lake City, Utah, who wrote under the pseudonym Dooce. She was best known for her website dooce.com, which peaked at nearly 8.5 million monthly readers in 2004 before declining due to various ...
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Machado–Joseph disease (MJD), also known as Machado–Joseph Azorean disease, Machado's disease, Joseph's disease or spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3), is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive cerebellar ataxia, [1] [2] which results in a lack of muscle control and coordination of the upper and lower extremities. [3]