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🏜️ Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev

Archaeology & Antiquity Israel Asia

🏜️ Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
Nabataean trade network and desert urbanism in Israel's Negev Desert


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 22:46

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📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2005 (ID 1107)
  • Four Nabataean desert cities: Avdat, Haluza, Mamshit, and Shivta
  • Active trade route from 3rd century BCE to 2nd century CE
  • Transported incense, myrrh, spices, and luxury goods from Arabia to the Mediterranean

The Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev is an archaeological landscape spanning the southern Negev Desert ...

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