Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel.

Masada or Massada may also refer to:

  • Siege of Masada, a famous siege and mass suicide at the fortress
  • Masada myth, the early Zionist retelling of the story

Places

  • Masada (kibbutz), a kibbutz near the Sea of Galilee, Israel
  • Mas'ade, a Druze village in the Golan Heights

Arts and entertainment

  • Masada (comics), a superheroine in Youngblood
  • Masada (miniseries) (1981), an American television miniseries

Music

  • Masada (band), a jazz quartet fronted by avant-garde composer John Zorn
  • Masada (album), by Alpha Blondy (1992)
  • Masada, a 1997 composition by Ralph Hultgren

Organizations

  • Masada Action and Defense Movement, a false flag terrorist organisation in France established by white supremacists
  • Masada College, a Jewish primary and secondary school in St Ives, New South Wales, Australia

People

  • Masada (wrestler) (born 1981), American professional wrestler
  • Masada Iosefa (1988–2021), Samoan professional rugby league player
  • Jamie Masada (born 1954), Iranian-born American businessman and comedian
  • Kazuhiko Masada (born 1975), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Takeshi Masada (born 2001), Japanese professional wrestler

Military

  • IWI Masada, an Israeli semi-automatic pistol
  • Masada (rifle), the original name of the Remington ACR rifle designed by Magpul

See also

  • Masada2000, a radical-Zionist website