Shivta
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. 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/Elusa, Avdat and Mamshit/Mampsis.
שבטה شبطا | |
Shivta's southern church | |
Shown within Israel | |
Alternative name | possibly Shubitu (Nabataean), Sobota (ancient Greek), Subeita and Isbeita (Arabic). |
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Location | Southern District, Israel |
Region | Negev |
Coordinates | 30.88°N 34.63°E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Abandoned | 8th/9th century |
Cultures | Nabataean, Byzantine |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1933-1934 |
Condition | In ruins |
Official name | Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta) |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iii, v |
Designated | 2005 (29th session) |
Reference no. | 1107 |
Region | Europe and North America |
The name Shivta is a modern Hebraization, given by the Negev Naming Committee in the early 1950s. The Greek name Sobata was mentioned in the Nessana papyri.
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