Kurnub

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Kurnub is an alternative name for Mamshit, an ancient Nabatean caravan town and archaeological site in the Negev Desert of Israel.

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Kurnub canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
caravan town
abandonedIn early Islamic period
alternativeName Mamshit
associatedWithTrade incense trade
spice trade
coordinateRegion southern Israel
country Israel
culture Nabataean
desert Negev Desert
linked to: Negev desert
excavationStatus excavated site
governingBody Israel Nature and Parks Authority
hasArchaeologicalFeature bathhouse
churches
fortified structures
public buildings
residential quarters
stables
water cisterns
hasNameInArabic خربة مَمْشِيت‎
hasNameInHebrew ממשית
heritageDesignationYear 2005
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalFunction agricultural settlement
caravan station
trading center
locatedIn Negev Desert
linked to: Negev desert
locatedInCountry Israel
locatedInRegion Southern District of Israel
nearCity Arad
Dimona
partOf Incense Route
Negev desert cities
periodOfFlourishing 1st century CE
2nd century CE
religiousStructures Byzantine churches
timePeriod Byzantine period
Roman period
UNESCORegion Asia-Pacific
usedAs Roman cavalry station
worldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(v)
worldHeritageListing Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev
worldHeritageSiteOf UNESCO

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Mamshit hasNameVariant Kurnub