Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev (Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta)
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Location	Israel
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, v
Reference	[[1] 1107]
UNESCO region	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	2005 (29th Session)
Avdat Haluza Mamshit Shivta The desert cities in south-central Israel

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. The trade led to the development of ancient towns, forts and caravanserai en route, apart from agricultural development.