Basta
بسطة | |
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Location of Basta in
Jordan | |
Coordinates: 30°14′N 35°32′E / 30.233°N 35.533°E | |
Country | Jordan |
Governorate | Ma'an Governorate |
Elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft) |
Basta ( Arabic: بسطة, romanized: Basṭa) is a village in Ma'an Governorate, southern Jordan. It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Petra, at an altitude of 1,460 metres (4,790 ft). [1] As of 2012 [update], it had a population of 1,491 people, [2] compared to 461 in the 1961 census. [3]
The village gives its name to a nearby archaeological site, the ruins of a prehistoric settlement dating to around 7000 BCE and one of earliest known places in the world that had a settled population who practised agriculture. [4]
Basta
بسطة | |
---|---|
Location of Basta in
Jordan | |
Coordinates: 30°14′N 35°32′E / 30.233°N 35.533°E | |
Country | Jordan |
Governorate | Ma'an Governorate |
Elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft) |
Basta ( Arabic: بسطة, romanized: Basṭa) is a village in Ma'an Governorate, southern Jordan. It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Petra, at an altitude of 1,460 metres (4,790 ft). [1] As of 2012 [update], it had a population of 1,491 people, [2] compared to 461 in the 1961 census. [3]
The village gives its name to a nearby archaeological site, the ruins of a prehistoric settlement dating to around 7000 BCE and one of earliest known places in the world that had a settled population who practised agriculture. [4]