Nessana
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: B. Isaac
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, Sean Gillies, Mark Depauw
Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Sep 30, 2024 10:25 AM
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History
Nessana is an ancient site located in the Negev Desert. Established during the Hellenistic period, Nessana has numerous occupational phases including as the site of a Roman military garrison in the fourth century CE. The site flourishes in connection with the Christian pilgrimage route linking the Holy Land to Mount Sinai (sixth and seventh centuries CE).
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687988
30.8748315738, 34.431728699
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Nizzana National Park (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Auja Hafir (modern)
- Nessana (330 BC - AD 640)
- Nizana (330 BC - AD 640)
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cultural landscape, settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 70 E4 Nessana
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Auja el Hafir
B. Isaac, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, Sean Gillies, and Mark Depauw, 'Nessana: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687988> [accessed: 25 April 2025]
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