Mazor Mausoleum
Roman building in El'ad, Israel
title: "Mazor Mausoleum" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["3rd-century-establishments-in-the-roman-empire", "buildings-and-structures-completed-in-the-3rd-century", "mausoleums-in-israel", "jews-and-judaism-in-the-roman-empire", "buildings-and-structures-in-central-district-(israel)", "islamic-holy-places", "national-parks-of-israel", "protected-areas-of-central-district-(israel)", "roman-sites-in-israel"] description: "Roman building in El'ad, Israel" topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazor_Mausoleum" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Roman building in El'ad, Israel ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| monument_name | Mazor Mausoleum |
| image | Israel National TrailDSCN4398.JPG |
| image_size | 250px |
| coordinates | |
| location | ISR Mazor, Israel |
| type | Mausoleum |
| complete | 3rd century AD |
| :: |
|monument_name =Mazor Mausoleum |native_name = |image =Israel National TrailDSCN4398.JPG |image_size = 250px |caption = |coordinates = |location = ISR Mazor, Israel |designer = |type = Mausoleum |material = |length = |width = |height = |begin = |complete = 3rd century AD |dedicated_to = The Mazor Mausoleum () is one of the best preserved Roman buildings in Israel, located in El'ad. The Mausoleum, which is the only Roman era building in Israel to still stand from its foundations to its roof, was built for an important Roman man and his wife in the 3rd century AD. Their identities remain a mystery but one can still see the remnants of two sarcophagi in the mausoleum.
History
In the Early Muslim period, Muslims added a mihrab (prayer niche) in the southern wall, indicating the direction of Mecca, and the building became an Islamic holy place called Maqam en-Neby Yahyah (, 'Shrine of the Prophet John'). Due to its sacredness, the building was preserved through the ages. It functioned as a mosque until the depopulation of the Palestinian village Al-Muzayri'a in 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.
Nowadays
The Mazor mausoleum has been declared a "national park" and is currently under the management of Israel's National Parks Authority.
References
Bibliography
References
- Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/365/mode/1up 365]-367
- "The Mazor Mausoleum". Ministry of Tourism.
- [https://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/history-erased-1.224899 History Erased], by Meron Rapoport, [[Haaretz]], 05.07.07
- "גן לאומי מאוזוליאום מזור – iNature".
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