Horvat Uza

Horvat Uza
	חורבת עוזה
	Hurvat Uzza, overlooking Kina River at Arad Valley, Israel.
	Shown within Israel
Location	Negev, Israel
Coordinates	31°12′33″N 35°09′56″E

Horvat Uza (Hebrew: חורבת עוזה‎) is an archaeological site located in the northeast of the Negev desert in Israel. The site is located in the east of the Arad valley and overlooks the Qinah nahal. In ancient times, forts were established there to control the wadi road, linking Judea to Arabah and the territory of Edom. It was mentioned as Qina by Josephus in book 15 of his Antiquities.[1]

Citations

Mittmann, Siegfried (2006). "Die Hellenistische Mauerinschrift von Gadara (Umm Qēs) und die Seleukidisch Dynastische Toponymie Palästinas". Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages (in German). Department of Ancient Studies: Stellenbosch University. 32 (2): 32. ISSN 0259-0131.

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[1] Mittmann, Siegfried (2006). "Die Hellenistische Mauerinschrift von Gadara (Umm Qēs) und die Seleukidisch Dynastische Toponymie Palästinas". Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages (in German). Department of Ancient Studies: Stellenbosch University. 32 (2): 32. ISSN 0259-0131.