Historical place profile
Nessana
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).
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:687988
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:687988
- Place type
- church-2, cultural-landscape, settlement
- Coordinates
- 30.874832, 34.431729
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
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).
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 70 E4 Nessana
Source and reuse
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Research path
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