Columbarium Tower (dovecot)

Columbarium Tower (dovecot) (HM17IR)

Location: Jerusalem
Country: Israel
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N 31° 19.003', E 35° 21.166'

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Why did the king raise doves on the mountain?

There were three columbarium towers on Masada. The one in front of us was used as a dovecot in its ground floor, and as a watchtower in its upper story. In the walls of the dovecot are several hundred niches in which the doves roosted. They supplied meat for Masada's inhabitants and guests, and probably also fertilizer for agricultural crops.
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HM NumberHM17IR
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 4:25pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)36R E 723892 N 3467093
Decimal Degrees31.31671667, 35.35276667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 19.003', E 35° 21.166'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 19' 0.18" N, 35° 21' 9.96" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12 3199, Jerusalem , IL
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