Shivta

Shivta, originally Sobata or Subeita, is an ancient city in the Negev Desert of located 43 kilometers southwest of . Shivta was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2005, as part of the Incense Route and the Desert Cities of the Negev, together with /Elusa, and Mamshit/.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archeological site in Israel
  • Also known as: “Chivta”, “Esbeita”, “Horvot Shivta”, “Sbeita”, “Shita”, “Shivta Ruins”, “Shivtah”, “Sobata”, “Subaytah”, and “Tsēfat”

Shivta

Latitude
30.88137° or 30° 52′ 53″ north
Longitude
34.63082° or 34° 37′ 51″ east
Elevation
351 metres (1,152 feet)
Open location code
8G2PVJJJ+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89820160
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
294681
Wiki­data ID
Q2037692
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shivta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبطا”
  • Armenian: “Շիվտա”
  • Basque: “Shivta”
  • Catalan: “Isbayta”
  • Catalan: “Shivta”
  • Catalan: “Sobata”
  • Catalan: “Subayta”
  • Catalan: “Xivtà”
  • Cebuano: “H̱orvot Shivta”
  • Chinese: “席伏塔国家公园”
  • Chinese: “席伏塔國家公園”
  • Czech: “Šivta”
  • Dutch: “Shivta”
  • Dutch: “Subeita”
  • Finnish: “Shivta”
  • French: “Shivta”
  • German: “Schivta-Nationalpark”
  • German: “Shivta”
  • Greek: “Σόβατα”
  • Hebrew: “חורבות שבטה”
  • Hebrew: “חרבות שבטה”
  • Hebrew: “שבטה”
  • Hebrew: “שיבטה”
  • Italian: “Shivta”
  • Japanese: “シヴタ”
  • Lithuanian: “Šivta”
  • Mongolian: “Шивта”
  • Polish: “Sobota”
  • Polish: “Sziwta”
  • Portuguese: “Shivta”
  • Portuguese: “Siveta”
  • Russian: “Национальный парк Шивта”
  • Russian: “Шивта”
  • Spanish: “Shivta”
  • Turkish: “Shivta”
  • Ukrainian: “Шивта”
  • Urdu: “شبطا”
  • Vietnamese: “Shivta”

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