Halutza
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Halutza is an ancient Nabatean city in the Negev Desert of southern Israel, known as a key stop on the Incense Route and now an important archaeological site.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nabataean settlement
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ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | excavated site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine administration
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culture | Nabataean culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineReason |
environmental and political changes
ⓘ
shift of trade routes ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | long-distance caravan trade ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
burial grounds
ⓘ
ceramic finds ⓘ church remains ⓘ city walls ⓘ public buildings ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ streets and urban layout ⓘ water systems ⓘ winepresses ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Elousa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
evidence of Incense Route commerce
ⓘ
evidence of Nabataean desert urbanism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Classical antiquity ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
being a key stop on the Incense Route ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Negev Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Beer Sheva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaza Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern Negev trade routes ⓘ |
| modernUse | archaeological research ⓘ |
| partOf |
Incense Route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nabataean trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| primaryTradeCommodity |
frankincense
GENERATED
ⓘ
myrrh GENERATED ⓘ |
| religionInHistoricalPeriod |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| researchDiscipline |
Near Eastern archaeology
ⓘ
classical archaeology ⓘ |
| strategicRole | regional trade hub in the Negev ⓘ |
| terrain | arid desert environment ⓘ |
| tradeRouteFunction | way station for caravans ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.