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 and Ma'ale Akrabim, to the Mediterranean ports, as well as to via and .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archeological site in Israel
  • Also known as: “Horbat Mamshit”, “Kurnab”, “Kurnub”, “Mamphis”, “Mampsis”, “Mamshat”, “Qurnab”, “Национальный парк Мамшит”, and “כורנוב”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dimona and Kasr a Sir.

Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in the north-eastern desert of .

Village
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Qasr al-Sir is a Bedouin village in the desert in southern , adjacent to highway 25. is situated 10 km northwest of Mamshit.

Mamshit

Latitude
31.02537° or 31° 1′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.06432° or 35° 3′ 52″ east
Elevation
466 metres (1,529 feet)
Open location code
8G3Q23G7+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 305409531
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
294731
Wiki­data ID
Q2391522
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Mamshit” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مامبسيس”
  • Armenian: “Մամշիտ”
  • Catalan: “Mamshit”
  • Cebuano: “H̱orbat Mamshit”
  • Czech: “Mamšit”
  • Finnish: “Mamshit”
  • French: “Mamshit”
  • German: “Mamschit”
  • German: “Mamshit”
  • Greek: “Μάμψις”
  • Hebrew: “חרבת ממשית”
  • Hebrew: “ממשית”
  • Indonesian: “Mampsis”
  • Indonesian: “Taman Nasional Mamshit”
  • Japanese: “マムシト”
  • Lithuanian: “Mamšitas”
  • Mongolian: “Мамшит”
  • Polish: “Mampsis”
  • Russian: “Мамшит”
  • Spanish: “Mamshit”
  • Turkish: “Mamshit”
  • Ukrainian: “Мамшит”
  • Vietnamese: “Mamshit”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mamshit and Arava.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mamshit National Park Nabataean Khan Campsite and Rotem Industrial Park.

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