Editing Avdat (section)

==Historical sites==
=== Temple Precinct ===
====Temple of Oboda====
[[File:Avdat view to the Negev.JPG|thumb|Temple of Oboda]] 
[[File:Temple Layout.png|thumb|Temple Layout]]
The building complex known as The Temple of Oboda sits on the acropolis of the city.<ref name="madainavdat"></ref> The temple was built as a dedication to the deified Nabataean king [[Obodas I]]. 
The temple stands adjacent to the east of two other buildings: a Christian chapel and a second temple known as the “western temple.”
The temple dedicated to the cult of Obodas the King was built with a hard-limestone in the year 9 BCE during the reign of Obodas II. The temple is a tripartite structure: consisting of a porch, hall and adytum; its overall dimensions are {{convert|14 x 11|m}}. 
The building was divided into four rooms. The first and second rooms were unequal subdivisions of the adytum (debir), the first room is the eastern room which is the smaller of the two measuring at {{convert|3 x 4|m}}. The second room was the western room and the larger of the two rooms measuring {{convert|5 x 4|m|0}}. The third room was the hall (hekhal), an oblong shape measuring {{convert|8|m}}, which is now completely covered by a Talus. The fourth room is the porch (‘ulam) divided into two compartments one facing west measuring approximately {{convert|4 x 4|m}} and the other facing east measuring approximately {{convert|4 x 4.5|m}} were divided by a {{convert|60|cm|ft|0|adj=on}} wall.<ref>Negev, Avraham. The Architecture of Oboda: Final Report. Jerusalem, Israel: Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1997. Print</ref> 
A worshiper entered through the porch, which faces south, proceeded through the hall to the rooms of the adytum at the northern end. 
The worshiper then turned about face toward south to worship the images of the deities placed in niches in the wall.  The western room contained two niches which may have contained the images of two Nabataean gods Allat and Dushura. The other room contained a larger single niche where it is believed the defied image of Obodas the King was worshiped. The temple was built to be his eternal resting place and the center of worship for his cult.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Negev |first=Avraham |date=1991 |title=The Temple of Obodas: Excavations at Oboda in July 1989 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27926214 |journal=Israel Exploration Journal |volume=41 |issue=1/3 |pages=62–80 |issn=0021-2059}}</ref>

==== Southern Basilica ==== 
Located on the southern flank of the upper city or the acropolis, it was dedicated to Saint Theodoros.<ref name="madainavdat">{{cite web |title=Avdat |url=https://madainproject.com/avdat |website=Madain Project |access-date=8 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506203604/https://madainproject.com/avdat |archive-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>

==== Northern Basilica ====
Larger of the two relatively preserved Byzantine churches, the northern Basilica, is located along the outer northern flank of the Temple Precinct.<ref name="madainavdat"></ref>
[[File:Avdat, baptistery 01.jpg|thumb| Baptismal basins in the northern Basilica]]

=== Fortress ===
The Byzantine era fortress lies to the north-west of the Temple Precinct, roughly covering an area of 2500 square meters.<ref name="madainavdat"></ref>
=== Byzantine Quarter ===
It lies to the south-east of the Avdat Acropolis.<ref name="madainavdat"></ref>