Majdal
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Majdal is a common place name in Syria
and Palestine
and can refer to:
Other places derived from or including the same name include:
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
and Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
and can refer to:
- Al-Majdal, Askalan, a village depopulated in 1948, now part of Ashkelon in Israel
- Al-Majdal, TiberiasAl-Majdal, TiberiasAl-Majdal was a Palestinian Arab village located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee , north of Tiberias and south of Khan Minyeh. It is identified with the site of the ancient town of Magdala, reputed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene...
, a village depopulated in 1948, now in Israel, thought to be the site of ancient Magdala - Al-Majdal, Haifa, a village depopulated in 1925, now part of Ramat YohananRamat YohananRamat Yohanan is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 751....
Other places derived from or including the same name include:
- Al-MujaydilAl-MujaydilAl-Mujaydil was a former Palestinian village located 6 km southwest of Nazareth. Al-Mujaydil was one of a few towns that achieved local council status by the British Mandate of Palestine government. In 1945, the village had a population of 1,900 and total land area of 18,836 dunams - mostly...
, a village depopulated in 1948, now in Israel - Majdal AnjarMajdal AnjarMajdal Anjar is a village of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. Majdal Anjar is an overwhelmingly Sunni town.-Geography:...
, a village in Lebanon - Majdal Bani FadilMajdal Bani FadilMajdal Bani Fadil is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 14 kilometers Southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 2,184 inhabitants in mid-year 2006....
, a village in the West Bank - Majdal Krum, a village merged into the Israeli municipality of Shagur
- Majdal ShamsMajdal ShamsMajdal Shams is a Druze village in the northern part of the Golan Heights, in the southern foothills of Mt. Hermon. Since the June 1967 Six-Day War, the village has been controlled by Israel, first under martial law, but since 1981 under Israeli civil law, and incorporated into the Israeli...
, a village in the Golan Heights - Majdal YabaMajdal YabaMajdal Yaba was a Palestinian Arab village located northeast of Ramla and east of Jaffa. A walled city stood at the same site as early as 3000 BCE, and Majdal Yaba is first mentioned by the name Aphek in Egyptian Execration texts dating to the 19th century BCE...
, a village depopulated in 1948, now in Israel
See also
- Burj (disambiguation) (different Arabic word for "tower", also used a place name)