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Masada

The western Byzantine gate : This gate of dressed stones stood at the
upper end of the path that led over the ramp to the top of the mountain
during the Byzantine era. It serves as an entrance to this day.
To visit the water cisterns you can leave via the Byzantine gate, take the ramp
path west for about 75 meters, and near its starting point turn right on the
signposted trail. The
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Masada

The western Byzantine gate : This gate of dressed stones stood at the
upper end of the path that led over the ramp to the top of the mountain
during the Byzantine era. It serves as an entrance to this day.
To visit the water cisterns you can leave via the Byzantine gate, take the ramp
path west for about 75 meters, and near its starting point turn right on the
signposted trail. The entire length of the trail from the gate to the cisterns is
about 500 meters.

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