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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Label Occurrences
Kurnub canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
caravan town
abandonedIn early Islamic period
alternativeName Mamshit NERFINISHED
associatedWithTrade incense trade
spice trade
coordinateRegion southern Israel NERFINISHED
country Israel
culture Nabataean NERFINISHED
desert Negev Desert NERFINISHED
excavationStatus excavated site
governingBody Israel Nature and Parks Authority NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Israel NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Southern District of Israel NERFINISHED
nearCity Arad NERFINISHED
Dimona NERFINISHED
partOf Incense Route NERFINISHED
Negev desert cities
periodOfFlourishing 1st century CE
2nd century CE
religiousStructures Byzantine churches NERFINISHED
timePeriod Byzantine period NERFINISHED
Roman period
UNESCORegion Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED
usedAs Roman cavalry station
worldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(v)
worldHeritageListing Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev NERFINISHED
worldHeritageSiteOf UNESCO NERFINISHED

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Mamshit hasNameVariant Kurnub