Shivta

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Shivta (Sobota) is an archeological site in the Negev Desert of Israel, east to Nittzannah (Nitsana).

Shivta
Shivta
Shivta
Shivta

Long considered a classic Nabatean town and terminal on the ancient spice route, archeologists are now considering the possibility that the town was actually a Byzantine agricultural colony and a way station for pilgrims en route to the Santa Catarina, Egypt , located on the supposed site of Mount Sinai.

The new assessment of Shivta is based on an analysis of the irrigation system found at the site, which bears parallels to Byzantine structures elsewhere. Until now, the preponderance of Byzantine ruins were believed to be the remains of a monastic community that established itself on the ruins of an earlier Nabatean town.

Shivta was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO on June 2005.

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Coordinates: 32°35′N, 35°11′E

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World Heritage Sites in Israel

Acre | Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba | Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev | Masada | White City of Tel-Aviv

The territorial status of the World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls has yet to be determined.
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