Verified30.1000° N · 35.1600° E · 150 m
Moa — Nabataean Arava Fort
Nabataean (100 BCE–106 CE Petra)·Nabataean·🇮🇱 Southern District, Israel
About
About Moa — Nabataean Arava Fort
Moa — Nabataean Arava Fort in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean (100 BCE–106 CE Petra) fortress attributed to Nabataean. Arava Nabataean fort 60 × 35 m with corner towers at Nahal Moa pass. Moa Nabataean fort on Incense Road with Nabataean pottery and Trajanic reuse.
Why it mattersKey Nabataean reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 100 BCE
- Period
- Nabataean (100 BCE–106 CE Petra)
- Culture
- Nabataean
- Purpose
- Arava Nabataean fort 60 × 35 m with corner towers at Nahal Moa pass
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 100 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
30.1000° N · 35.1600° E · 150 m · 4 mapped features
Moa — Nabataean Arava Fort — Fort Wall Section
wallWall circuit
30.1001° N · 35.1601° EMoa — Nabataean Arava Fort — Inner Structure
chamberInner chamber
30.0998° N · 35.1601° EMoa — Nabataean Arava Fort — Quarry Edge
quarryQuarry
30.1004° N · 35.1598° EMoa — Nabataean Arava Fort — Substructure
subLower building
30.0996° N · 35.1599° E