Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Masada inzvimbo yekare yakasimbiswa iri muSouthern District yeIsrael iri pamusoro pechikomo chine matombo (chinonzi mesa) chiri kumabvazuva kweGwenga reJudhiya, chinotarisana neGungwa Rakafa. Herodhi Mukuru akazvivakira dzimba dzoumambo pagomo uye akasimbisa Masada pakati pa37 na31 B.C.E. Maererano naJosephus,
Kukombwa kweMasada nemauto eUmambo hweRoma kusvika kumagumo ehondo yekutanga yechiJuda neRoma kwakaguma nekuzviuraya kwakawanda kwevapanduki vechiJuda 960 nemhuri dzavo vaive vakavanda imomo. Masada iri kumabvazuva kweAradhi. Masada inzvimbo yeUNESCO yeWorld Heritage Site uye inzvimbo yechipiri inofarirwa zvikuru nevashanyi muIsrael pashure peJerusarema.