Ba'ja

Ba'ja is the modern name of a neolithic settlement in the Ba'ja-Massif about 14 km North of Petra in Jordan.
Place archaeological_site Q797417
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Ba'ja

Summary

Ba'ja is an archaeological site[1]. Ba'ja ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ba'ja is in the country of Jordan[3].
  • Ba'ja's image is recorded as Ba'ja 09.jpg[4].
  • Ba'ja's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Ba'ja's instance of is recorded as ancient city[6].
  • Ba'ja's Commons category is recorded as Ba'ja[7].
  • -7400-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ba'ja[8].
  • Ba'ja's end time is recorded as -6900-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Ba'ja's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.41361111, 'lon': 35.46138889}[10].
  • Ba'ja's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1160'}[11].
  • Ba'ja's culture is recorded as Pre-Pottery Neolithic B[12].
  • Ba'ja's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1221528d[13].
  • Ba'ja's OpenStreetMap node ID is recorded as 8855258827[14].
  • Ba'ja's Kulturenvanteri monument ID is recorded as 339238[15].

Body

Geography

Ba'ja is in the country of Jordan[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ba'ja's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1160'}[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[5] and ancient city[6].

History and Context

-7400-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ba'ja[8].

Why It Matters

Ba'ja ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2] Ba'ja has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Dating Neolithic rubble layers from Ba'ja and Basta sites in southern Jordan using luminescence. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ba'ja. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ba-ja
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ba-ja_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ba'ja}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ba-ja}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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