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]
Basta
بسطة | |
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  Basta 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) |
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]
References edit
- ^ "دائرة الآثار العامة". www.doa.gov.jo (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "الفرذخ.. وبسطة". الراي (in Arabic). 7 February 2012.
- ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 22
- ^ Alt, Kurt W.; Benz, Marion; Müller, Wolfgang; Berner, Margit E.; Schultz, Michael; Schmidt-Schultz, Tyede H.; Knipper, Corina; Gebel, Hans-Georg K.; Nissen, Hans J.; Vach, Werner (2013). "Earliest Evidence for Social Endogamy in the 9,000-Year-Old-Population of Basta, Jordan". PLOS ONE. 8 (6): e65649. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...865649A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065649. PMC 3679157. PMID 23776517.
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