Ba'ja
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Ba'ja (Arabic: بعجة) 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 (Pre-Pottery Neolithic B) 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.[1] It is one of the largest neolithic villages in the Jordan area.[2]
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Location | Jordan |
Coordinates | 30°24′49″N 35°27′41″E |
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Near the entrance to the site is Ba'ja I, an Islamic settlement with 2-3 layers of an older Nabataean settlement.