Mamshit. The Gate of Nabatean Mampsis (4099431532)
Approaching the Nabatean-era gates (?) of ancient Mampsis (Mamshit or Kurnub). This was a key Nabatean town located on the trade route that ran overland south of the Dead Sea and through the Arabian desert. Mampsis was a key junction point where this caravan route met the north-south routes into Judea and was also a crucial stop-over on the way West toward Egypt. The city survived into the Byzantine period before trade patterns changed and the settlement was abandoned. Since the site was never re-occupied after the Byzantine era, its remains are remarkably well-preserved.
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