🏛️ Gaza-Elusa
Nabataean and Roman trading city ruins in the Negev Desert
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in the central Negev Desert, southern Israel
- Flourished as a major Nabataean trade hub from the 1st century BCE
- Roman administrative centre following conquest in 106 CE
- Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005 as part of the Incense Routes
Gaza-Elusa was a significant trading city that emerged during the Nabataean period and remained strategically important under Roman ...