Ba'ja


Ba'ja is a Neolithic village north of Petra, Jordan. Like the nearby site of Basta, the settlement was built in c., during the PPNB period. Ba'ja lies at an altitude of around, and is only accessible with a climbing route through a narrow, steep canyon.
Near the entrance to the site is Ba'ja I, an Islamic settlement with 2-3 layers of an older Nabataean settlement.