Nabatean Cities

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Nabatean Cities were controlled or established by the Nabateans as road stations in the Incense Route.

See also Nabateans, and Nabatean Kings.

Overview

Through the Nabatean capital Petra, the Incense Route connected the Arabian peninsula to Gaza in the west, and to Phoenicia and Mesopotamia in the north.

Cities along the Negev Route to the West

• Oboda (Avdat)

• Mampsis (Mamshit)

• Sobata (Shivta)

• Nessana (Nitzana)

• Elusa (Halutza)

• Rehovot

The Transjordan Route to the North

• Bosra

• Damascus

Related categories

• Nabateans / Nabatean Kings