Ovdat
Ovdat (Avdat) is one of the Nabatean caravan cities of the Negev highlands, sitting on a ridge above the incense route from Petra to Gaza. The posts here cover the site alongside the other Negev Nabatean towns (Mamshit, Shivta and Nitzana), and the visit during the Negev leg of the tour-guide course.
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Campus Negev Day 3: from Ovdat to Mamshit
Day 3 of the Negev campus: the Nabbatean city of Ovdat and the hidden Bor Chavarim cistern, a hike up Ein Avdat, Ben-Gurion's grave at Sde Boker and a brief stop at Mamshit before heading back to Tel Aviv.
Nabatean Cities in the Negev
A field-trip to two of the Nabatean cities of the Negev, Mamshit and Avdat, now a UNESCO world heritage site: the ingenious cisterns, the spice and wine trade, the assimilation into Roman and then Byzantine Christian culture.
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Amol Rajan, BBC presenter and broadcaster
Having been on trips in Israel with seven different tour guides, Samuel stood above all the rest.
Seasoned Israel traveller
Samuel is one part walking encyclopedia, one part storyteller, one part stand-up comedian.
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