Majdal

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

• al-Majdal or al-Majdal Asqalan, a Palestinian village depopulated in 1948, now part of Ashkelon in Israel
• al-Majdal, Tiberias, a Palestinian village depopulated in 1948, now in Israel, thought to be the site of ancient Magdala
• Khirbat al-Majdal, a Palestinian village depopulated in 1948, now in Israel
• al-Majdal, a Palestinian village in Haifa Subdistrict depopulated in 1925, now part of Ramat Yohanan in Israel
• Majdal, Syria, a village in southern Syria

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
• Majd al-Krum, a town in northern Israel
• 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)