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    Mampsis (Medieval Greek: Μάμψις) or Memphis (Ancient Greek: Μέμφις), today Mamshit (Hebrew: ממשית), Kurnub (Arabic: كرنب), is a former Nabataean caravan stop...
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    terminus of both the Incense Road and spice trade routes: Avdat, Haluza, Mamshit, and Shivta. As a group, these desert cities demonstrate the lucrative...
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    the Desert Cities of the Negev, together with Haluza/Elusa, Avdat and Mamshit/Mampsis. The name Shivta is a modern Hebraization, given by the Negev Naming...
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    earlier if the tools can be associated with the modern human jawbone finds. Mamshit, the Nabatean city of Memphis (also known as Kurnub in Arabic), was declared...
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  • metropolitan area, centered on Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, Texas Mampsis, Mamshit or Memphis, a Nabatean city Memphis (band), a musical duo Memphis Industries...
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    urban centers located along the Negev incense route at Avdat (Oboda), Mamshit (Mampsis), Shivta (Sobata), Haluza (Elusa), and Nitzana (Nessana).[dubious...
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    city with Nabataean temple Elusa (Haluza), town, road station Mampshis (Mamshit), road station Shivta, Byzantine agricultural town with contested Nabataean...
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    historic importance, UNESCO declared Haluza a World Heritage Site along with Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta. The city is called 'Chellous' (Χελλοὺς) in the Greek...
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    Site Official name Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta) Type Cultural Criteria iii, v Designated 2005 (29th...
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    Crater, through Bir 'Asluj. Golani forces simultaneously set out from Mamshit to Ein Husub. On 6 March, the Negev Brigade travelled to Sde Avraham and...
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