King's Highway (ancient route)
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King's Highway (ancient route) was an important ancient trade and military road running north–south through the Levant, linking Egypt with Mesopotamia and the Arabian Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King's Highway (ancient route) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient road
ⓘ
ancient trade route ⓘ historical route ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Incense trade
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ammon ⓘ Edom ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Edom
Kingdom of Moab ⓘ Nabataean trade ⓘ |
| connects |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Egyptian civilization
ⓘ
Levantine civilizations ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian civilizations
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| functionedAs | royal road ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Persian Gulf region
ⓘ
Red Sea ports ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| mentionedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Numbers ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| modernCountry |
Jordan
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| parallels | Via Maris ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near Eastern trade network ⓘ |
| passesNear | Damascus ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Ammon
ⓘ
Edom ⓘ Moab ⓘ |
| region | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of regional trade
ⓘ
military logistics in the Levant ⓘ |
| terminus |
Damascus
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ |
| traverses |
Transjordan
ⓘ
modern Jordan ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Arabian caravans
ⓘ
Egyptian traders ⓘ Mesopotamian traders ⓘ |
| usedFor |
caravan traffic
ⓘ
military movements ⓘ trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.