Migdal (Hebrew: מִגְדָּל) is a Hebrew word for tower. It may refer to:
People
- Alexander Migdal (born 1945), Soviet, Russian and American physicist, son of Arkady Migdal
 - Arkady Migdal (1911–1991), Soviet physicist
 - Ted Migdal (1918–1999), American professional basketball player
 - Luis Zwi Migdal for whom the infamous Argentinian pimp guild was named
 
Places
- Kfar Etzion, formerly called Migdal Eder, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
 - Migdal Afek, national park near Rosh HaAyin, Israel
 - Migdal HaEmek, city in Israel
 - Migdal Oz, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
 - Migdal (the ancient Magdala, near Tiberias)
 - Migdal, Israel, local council in Israel
 
Buildings
- Migdal Synagogue, an ancient synagogue on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
 - Shalom Meir Tower or Migdal Shalom Meir, an office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel
 - Tower of Babel or Migdal Bavel
 - Tower of David or Migdal David
 
Companies and organizations
- Migdal (company), an Israeli insurance company
 - Migdal Or, an NGO
 - Migdal Oz (seminary), an Israeli institution of Torah study for women, West Bank
 - Zwi Migdal, a Polish Jewish organized crime group, based mainly in Argentina
 
See also
- Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. or Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem, basketball club in Jerusalem
 - Landau–Pomeranchuk–Migdal effect
 - Majdal (disambiguation)
 - Migdal Or (disambiguation)
 - Migdol, a Hebrew word for tower
 
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