Tags: World Heritage Site.
Negev incense route is a World Heritage-designated route in the Negev southern Israel proclaimed of outstanding universal value by UNESCO in 2005.Four towns in the Negev Desert are linked directly to the Mediterranean terminus of both the Incense Road and Spice routes: Avdat Haluza Mamshit and Shivta. As a group these desert cities demonstrate the lucrative trade in frankincense and myrrh that took place from south Arabia to the Mediterranean.
