Ba'ja
Ancient city · Jordan
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 7400 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 30.414, 35.461
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Ba'ja is the modern name of a neolithic settlement in the Ba'ja-Massif about 14 km North of Petra in Jordan.
History
Ba'ja is a Neolithic village 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Petra, Jordan. Like the nearby site of Basta, the settlement was built in c. 7000 BC, during the PPNB period. Ba'ja lies at an altitude of approximately 1,160 metres (3,810 ft), and is only accessible with a climbing route through a narrow, steep canyon. It is one of the largest neolithic villages in the Jordan area.