Mamshit
Mampsis or Memphis, today Mamshit, Kurnub, is a former Nabataean caravan stop and Byzantine city. In the Nabataean period, Mampsis was an important station on the Incense Road, connecting Southern Arabia through Edom, the Arabah and Ma'ale Akrabim, to the Mediterranean ports, as well as to Jerusalem via Beersheba and Hebron.
ConstantinetheGreat, Public domain.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 470 metres (1,530 feet)
- Description: archeological site in Israel
- Also known as“Horbat Mamshit”“Kurnab”“Kurnub”“Mamphis”“Mampsis”“Mamshat”“Qurnab”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dimona and Kasr a Sir.
Mamshit
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Latitude
31.02537° or 31° 1′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.06432° or 35° 3′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G3Q23G7+4P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Mamshit” goes by many names.
مامبسيسArabic
ՄամշիտArmenian
MamshitCatalan
H̱orbat MamshitCebuano
MamšitCzech
MamshitFinnish
MampsisIndonesian
Taman Nasional MamshitIndonesian
マムシトJapanese
MamšitasLithuanian
МамшитMongolian
MampsisPolish
МамшитRussian
Национальный парк МамшитRussian
MamshitTurkish
МамшитUkrainian
MamshitVietnamese
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