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πŸ›οΈ Oboda-Moyet Awad

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πŸ›οΈ Oboda-Moyet Awad
Roman nabatean settlement in the Negev Desert


πŸ• 2 min read Β· Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 21:50
πŸ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Located in southern Israel's Negev Desert, near the modern town of Mitzpe Ramon
  • Nabatean settlement with Roman-period occupation, dating from approximately the 1st–2nd centuries CE
  • Part of the ancient incense trade route network connecting Arabia to the Mediterranean
  • Limited excavation; remains consist primarily of stone foundations and cisterns

Oboda-Moyet Awad is a sparsely documented archaeological site in Israel's Negev Desert representing a small Roman-era Nabatean settlement ...

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