🏛️ Elusa-Oboda
Nabatean caravan city ruins in the Negev Desert
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Negev Desert, southern Israel, approximately 40 km southwest of Beersheba
- Period: Founded 1st century BCE; inhabited until 6th century CE
- Culture: Major Nabatean trade settlement with Byzantine occupation
- UNESCO: Part of the Incense Routes and Caravan Cities tentative list
Elusa-Oboda was a significant Nabatean caravan city that served as a hub for incense trade routes linking the ...