Majdal

Majdal (Arabic: مجدل‎, meaning "tower") is a common place name in Syria and Palestine and can refer to:

• Al-Majdal, Askalan, a village depopulated in 1948, now part of Ashkelon in Israel
• Al-Majdal, Tiberias, a village depopulated in 1948, now in Israel, thought to be the site of ancient Magdala
• Al-Majdal, Haifa, a village depopulated in 1925, now part of Ramat Yohanan

Other places derived from or including the same name include:

• Al-Mujaydil, a village depopulated in 1948, now in Israel
• Majdal Anjar, a village in Lebanon
• Majdal Bani Fadil, a village in the West Bank
• Majdal Krum, a village merged into the Israeli municipality of Shagur
• Majdal Shams, a village in the Golan Heights
• Majdal Yaba, a village depopulated in 1948, now in Israel

See also

• Burj (disambiguation) (different Arabic word for "tower", also used a place name)

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