🐪 Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev: Avdat
Nabataean caravan city in the Negev Highlands, southern Israel
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Negev Highlands, 80 km south of Beersheba, southern Israel
- Founded: 3rd century BCE by Nabataean traders
- Elevation: Approximately 650 metres on the Negev plateau
- UNESCO inscription: 2005
Avdat is a Nabataean settlement in the Negev Highlands that functioned as a critical caravan station on the ...