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Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
| Site number: | 1107 |
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| Type of site: | Cultural | |
| Date: | 3rd BC-2nd c.AD | |
| Date of Inscription: | 2005 | |
| Location: | Eurasia, Israel, Negev Region | |
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| Description: | The four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta, and their related fortresses and agricultural landscapes of the Negev Desert, stretch along routes that connect them to the Incense and Spice route that end at the Mediterranean. Collectively they exhibit the vastly profitable frankincense and myrrh trade that linked south Arabia to the Mediterranean; the trade thrived from the 3rd century B.C. until to 2nd century A.D. Through their vestiges of sophisticated irrigation systems, urban constructions, forts, and caravanserai the towns testify to the trade and agricultural settlement of the harsh desert. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here. | |
| Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev is a World Heritage-designated itinerary in the Negev, southern Israel. The site of patrimony was proclaimed of outstanding universal value by UNESCO in 2005. The four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta, along with associated fortresses and agricultural landscapes in the Negev Desert, are spread along routes linking them to the Mediterranean end of the Incense and Spice route. Together they reflect the hugely profitable trade in frankincense and myrrh from south Arabia to the Mediterranean, which flourished from the 3rd century BC until to 2nd century AD. With the vestiges of their sophisticated irrigation systems, urban constructions, forts, and caravanserai they bear witness to the way in which the harsh desert was settled for trade and agriculture. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1107 | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |