Basta, Jordan

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, it had a population of 1,491 people,[2] compared to 461 in the 1961 census.[3]

Basta
بسطة
Basta is located in Jordan
Basta
Basta
Location of Basta in Jordan
Coordinates: 30°14′N 35°32′E
CountryJordan
GovernorateMa'an Governorate
Elevation
1,460 m (4,790 ft)
This article is about the modern village in Jordan. For the prehistoric archaeological site, see Basta (archaeological site). For other uses, see Basta.

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
  1. "دائرة الآثار العامة". www.doa.gov.jo (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. "الفرذخ.. وبسطة". الراي (in Arabic). 7 February 2012.
  3. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 22
  4. 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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