Shivta (Hebrew: שבטה), originally Sobata (Greek: Σόβατα) or Subeita (Arabic: شبطا), is an ancient city in the Negev Desert of Israel located 43 kilometers southwest of Beersheba. [3] Shivta was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2005, as part of the Incense Route and the Desert Cities of the Negev , together with Haluza ...

Mar 6, 2019 · Of the five Negev ruins, Shivta (Sobota) is the loveliest and the most interesting. Its special charm is that when you stand on its ramparts looking out into the desert you will see the exact same panorama that they inhabitants saw 2000 years ago.

Shivta, in Israel’s Negev Desert is a Nabatean City that forms part of the series of UNESCO Heritage Site Desert Cities which were part of the Nabatean Spice Route, transporting frankincense and myrrh from Yemen to port on the Mediterranean.

Mar 19, 2023 · Shivta (Sobota) is one of the largest Nabatean settlements in the Negev, and recognized as a UNESCO world heritage place. Here, in the middle of a dry desert, the ancient builders of the city transformed the desert into an oasis.

Mitzpe Shivta is located in the northern Negev Desert along the Incense Route that linked the Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula and close to one of the main holy land pilgrimage routes that connected Jerusalem and Gaza on the Mediterranean shore, Mount Sinai and Egypt.

Shivta National Park showcases the impressive remains of a Byzantine city that existed in the heart of a desert area with no natural water sources whatsoever. The splendid churches, streets, and homes are astonishing even today. Activities of the Nature and Parks Authority.

Ancient Shivta (Esbeita), originally Sobata (Greek: Σόβατα) or Subeita (Arabic: شبطا), was an ancient city in the Negev Desert of Israel/Palestine located 43 kilometers southwest of Beersheba.

May 26, 2023 · Shivta National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here is what they say: The four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat, and Shivta, along with associated fortresses and agricultural landscapes in the Negev Desert, are spread along routes linking them to the Mediterranean end of the incense and spice route.

Feb 28, 2016 · Shivta (Sobota) is located in the extreme west of Israel, very close to the border with Egypt. Shivta long considered a Nabatean city to protect the Spice Route is now considered an oasis for pilgrims to St. Catherine's in the Sinai Peninsula.

Shivta or Sobota or Subeitah/Subaytah (Hebrew: שבטה‎), is an archaeological site in the Negev Desert of Israel.