Mazor Mausoleum

Mazor Mausoleum
	32°02′47″N 34°56′46″E / 32.0465°N 34.9461°E
Location	Mazor, Israel
Type	Mausoleum
Completion date	3rd century AD

The Mazor Mausoleum (

sarcophagi

in the mausoleum.

History

In the

1948

.

In July 1949, Israel decided to raze the mausoleum, after the Israeli Ground Forces had used the building for target practice. However, an antiquities inspector managed to stop the destruction.^[3]

Nowadays

The Mazor mausoleum has been declared a "national park" and is currently under the management of

Israel's National Parks Authority.^[4]

References

^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, pp. 365-367
^ "The Mazor Mausoleum". Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
^ History Erased, by Meron Rapoport, Haaretz, 05.07.07
^ "גן לאומי מאוזוליאום מזור – iNature". inature.info.

Bibliography

Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

[SWPII-1] Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, pp. 365-367

[goisrael-2] "The Mazor Mausoleum". Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved 2009-01-13.

[3] History Erased, by Meron Rapoport, Haaretz, 05.07.07

[4] "גן לאומי מאוזוליאום מזור – iNature". inature.info.

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