Masada cableway
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The Masada cableway is an aerial tramway in Israel that transports visitors from the base of the Judean Desert up to the ancient mountaintop fortress of Masada overlooking the Dead Sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Masada cable car | 1 |
| Masada cableway canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial tramway
ⓘ
cable car system ⓘ |
| boardingElevation | about 257 m below sea level ⓘ |
| category |
Aerial tramways in Israel
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Southern District (Israel) ⓘ |
| connects |
Masada mountaintop plateau
ⓘ
Masada National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Masada visitor center
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| designedFor | high tourist capacity ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Dead Sea
ⓘ
Transjordanian highlands ⓘ
surface form:
Jordanian mountains (across Dead Sea)
Judean Desert ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ additional tourist languages depending on season ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 900 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Judean Desert
ⓘ
Masada National Park ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Southern District, Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern District of Israel
|
| locatedNear | Dead Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western side of Masada ⓘ |
| near |
Arad, Israel
ⓘ
Ein Gedi ⓘ Masada National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Masada Museum
|
| notableFeature |
one of the lowest aerial tramways on Earth by absolute elevation
ⓘ
provides alternative to hiking the Snake Path ⓘ |
| numberOfTowers | 0 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Israel Nature and Parks Authority ⓘ |
| overlooks | Dead Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Masada tourist infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
access to archaeological site
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1998 ⓘ |
| replaced | original Masada cableway line ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | enclosed cabins ⓘ |
| serves | Masada ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
tourist guidebooks about Israel
ⓘ
travel documentaries about Masada ⓘ |
| terminus |
Masada
ⓘ
surface form:
Masada fortress
base station at Masada ⓘ |
| topStationElevation | about 33 m above sea level ⓘ |
| transportType | passenger transport ⓘ |
| verticalRise | approximately 290 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Masada cable car