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English: Aerial view of Masada, in the Judaean Desert, Israel, with the Dead Sea in the distance

Other languages:

Bân-lâm-gú： Iû-tāi khòng-iá (Hi-pek-lâi-gí: מִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה‎, A-la-pek-gí: صحراء يهودا) tiong ê Masada (Hi-pek-lâi-gí: מצדה) ê khong-tiong hip-siòng-phìnn, lī-bô-guā-hn̄g ê sóo-tsāi sī Sí-hái.

Čeština: Letecký pohled na starověkou pevnost Masada v Judské poušti na východě Izraele a Mrtvým mořem na obzoru.

English: Aerial view of Masada, in the Judaean Desert, Israel, with the Dead Sea in the distance

Español: Vista aérea de Masada en el desierto de Judea (Israel), con el mar Muerto en el fondo.

Français : Les fortifications de Massada dans le désert de Judée (Israël), avec la mer Morte visible dans le fond.

Magyar: A Masszáda légi felvétele háttérben a Holt-tengerrel (Júdeai-sivatag, Izrael)

Nederlands: Massada, een burcht in de woestijn van Judea. In de verte is de Dode Zee zichtbaar.

Português: Vista aérea de Massada no deserto da Judeia (Israel), com o mar Morto ao fundo

Македонски: Поглед на древната тврдина Масада во Јудејската Пустина, Израел.

Українська: Вид з повітря на Масаду в Іудейській пустелі на тлі Мертвого моря, Ізраїль.

العربية : منظر جوي لجبل مسعدة في صحراء يهودا ويظهر البحر الميت في العمق.

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English: Aerial view of Masada (Hebrew מצדה), in the Judaean Desert (Hebrew: מִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה‎, Arabic: صحراء يهودا), with the Dead Sea in the distance.

Español: Vista aérea de Masada en el desierto de Judea (Israel), con el mar Muerto en el fondo.

日本語: ユダヤ砂漠にあるマサダの上空からの眺め。左奥に死海が広がり、遠方にヨルダンを眺める。

Українська: Вид з повітря на Масаду в Іудейській пустелі на тлі Мертвого моря, Ізраїль.

Magyar: A Masszáda légi felvétele háttérben a Holt-tengerrel (Júdeai-sivatag, Izrael)

Македонски: Поглед на древната тврдина Масада во Јудејската Пустина, Израел.

Nederlands: Massada, een burcht in de woestijn van Judea. In de verte is de Dode Zee zichtbaar.

Português: Vista aérea de Massada no deserto da Judeia (Israel), com o mar Morto ao fundo

العربية: منظر جوي لجبل مسعدة في صحراء يهودا ويظهر البحر الميت في العمق.

Čeština: Letecký pohled na starověkou pevnost Masada v Judské poušti na východě Izraele a Mrtvým mořem na obzoru.

Bân-lâm-gú：Iû-tāi khòng-iá (Hi-pek-lâi-gí: מִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה‎, A-la-pek-gí: صحراء يهودا) tiong ê Masada (Hi-pek-lâi-gí: מצדה) ê khong-tiong hip-siòng-phìnn, lī-bô-guā-hn̄g ê sóo-tsāi sī Sí-hái.

中文（臺灣）：猶大曠野 (希伯來文: מִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה‎, 阿拉伯文: صحراء يهودا)中馬薩達 (希伯來文 מצדה)的空照影像，而不遠處則是死海。

Français : Les fortifications de Massada dans le désert de Judée (Israël), avec la mer Morte visible dans le fond.

Эрзянь: Масадась коштстонть, Иудейень чуварпаксась, Израиль. Васоло неяви Кулозь Иневедесь.

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