Sobata
settlement · 330 BC – 2100 AD
Sobata or Shivta is an ancient city in the Negev Desert located some 43 km southwest of Beersheba. The site was enrolled as a UNESCO World Heritage site, together with Haluza, Mamshit, and Avdat, in June 2005.
- Coordinates
- 30.88117, 34.63072
- Also known as
- Sbeita (arb), Shivta (he), Σοβατα (grc), שבטה (he), شبطا (arb)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)