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Mampsis, the Glossary

Mampsis (Medieval Greek: Μάμψις) or Memphis (Ancient Greek: Μέμφις), today Mamshit (ממשית), Kurnub (Arabic: كرنب), is a former Nabataean caravan stop and Byzantine city.^[1]

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Buildings and structures in Southern District (Israel)
Nabataean architecture
Nabataean sites in Israel
Populated places established in the 1st century BC
Protected areas of Southern District (Israel)
Tourist attractions in Southern District (Israel)
World Heritage Sites in Israel

Alois Musil

Alois Musil (30 June 1868 – 12 April 1944) was a Czech theologian, orientalist, explorer and bilingual Czech and German writer.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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The Arabah/Araba (Wādī ʿAraba) or Aravah/Arava (dry area) is a loosely defined geographic area in the Negev Desert, south of the Dead Sea basin, which forms part of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east.

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Arabian horse

The Arabian or Arab horse (الحصان العربي, DMG al-ḥiṣān al-ʿarabī) is a breed of horse with historic roots on the Arabian Peninsula.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Avdat

Avdat or Ovdat (עבדת), and Abdah or Abde (عبدة), are the modern names of an archaeological site corresponding to the ancient Nabataean, Roman and Byzantine settlement of Oboda (tabula Peutingeriana; Stephanus Byzantinus) or Eboda (Ptolemaeus 5:16, 4) in Encyclopaedia Judaica 2008, The Gale Group. Mampsis and Avdat are Buildings and structures in Southern District (Israel), Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Nabataean architecture, Nabataean sites in Israel, national parks of Israel, Protected areas of Southern District (Israel) and world Heritage Sites in Israel.

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Beersheba

Beersheba, officially Be'er-Sheva (usually spelled Beer Sheva; Bəʾēr Ševaʿ,; Biʾr as-Sabʿ), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Church Fathers

The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were ancient and influential Christian theologians and writers who established the intellectual and doctrinal foundations of Christianity.

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David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion (דָּוִד בֶּן־גּוּרִיּוֹן; born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel as well as its first prime minister.

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Elusa (Haluza)

The ancient city of Halasa or Chellous (Χελλοὺς), Elusa (Ελουϲα) in the Byzantine period, was a city in the Negev near present-day Kibbutz Mash'abei Sadeh that was once part of the Nabataean Incense Route. Mampsis and Elusa (Haluza) are Buildings and structures in Southern District (Israel), Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Nabataean architecture, Nabataean sites in Israel and world Heritage Sites in Israel.

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Gaza City

Gaza, also called Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip.

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Hebraization of Palestinian place names

Hebrew-language names were coined for the place-names of Palestine throughout different periods under the British Mandate; after the establishment of Israel following the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and 1948 Arab–Israeli War; and subsequently in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in 1967.

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel.

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Hebron

Hebron (الخليل, or خَلِيل الرَّحْمَن; חֶבְרוֹן) is a Palestinian.

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Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev

Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev is a World Heritage-designated area near the end of the Incense Route in the Negev, southern Israel, which connected Arabia to the Mediterranean in the Hellenistic-Roman period, proclaimed as being of outstanding universal value by UNESCO in 2005. Mampsis and Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev are world Heritage Sites in Israel.

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Incense trade route

The incense trade route was an ancient network of major land and sea trading routes linking the Mediterranean world with eastern and southern sources of incense, spices and other luxury goods, stretching from Mediterranean ports across the Levant and Egypt through Northern East Africa and Arabia to India and beyond.

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Ingot

An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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The Israel Nature and Parks Authority (רשות הטבע והגנים,; سلطة الطبيعة والحدائق) is an Israeli government organization that manages nature reserves and national parks in Israel, the Golan Heights and parts of the West Bank. Mampsis and Israel Nature and Parks Authority are national parks of Israel.

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

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Justinian I

Justinian I (Iūstīniānus,; Ioustinianós,; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565.

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Lists of World Heritage Sites

This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites.

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Madaba Map

The Madaba Map, also known as the Madaba Mosaic Map, is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George in Madaba, Jordan.

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Medieval Greek

Medieval Greek (also known as Middle Greek, Byzantine Greek, or Romaic) is the stage of the Greek language between the end of classical antiquity in the 5th–6th centuries and the end of the Middle Ages, conventionally dated to the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453.

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Nabataeans

The Nabataeans or Nabateans (translit) were an ancient Arab people who inhabited northern Arabia and the southern Levant.

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Negev

The Negev (hanNégev) or Negeb (an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel.

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Papyrus

Papyrus is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface.

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Petra

Petra (Al-Batrāʾ; Πέτρα, "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean: or, *Raqēmō), is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Mampsis and Petra are Nabataean architecture.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Route 227 (Israel)

Route 227 (כביש 227, Kvish 227) is a road in the eastern Negev desert of Israel.

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Shivta

Shivta (שבטה), originally Sobata (Σόβατα) or Subeita (شبطا), is an ancient city in the Negev Desert of Israel located 43 kilometers southwest of Beersheba. Mampsis and Shivta are Buildings and structures in Southern District (Israel), Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Nabataean architecture, Nabataean sites in Israel, national parks of Israel, Protected areas of Southern District (Israel), Tourist attractions in Southern District (Israel) and world Heritage Sites in Israel.

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Southern District (Israel)

The Southern District (מחוז הדרום, Meḥoz HaDarom; لواء الجنوب) is one of Israel's six administrative districts, the largest in terms of land area but the most sparsely populated.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee is a committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mampsis

Also known as Kurnub, Mamshit, Mamshit National Park.

Mampsis, the Glossary

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See also

Buildings and structures in Southern District (Israel)

Nabataean architecture

Nabataean sites in Israel

Populated places established in the 1st century BC

Protected areas of Southern District (Israel)

Tourist attractions in Southern District (Israel)

World Heritage Sites in Israel

References