Basta () is a village in

Ma'an Governorate Ma'an () is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located south of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is the city of Ma'an. This governorate is the largest in the kingdom of Jordan by area. History The land of the Governorate of Ma'an host ...

, southern Jordan. It is located about southeast of

Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...

, at an altitude of . , it had a population of 1,491 people, compared to 461 in the 1961 census. The village gives its name to a nearby archaeological site, the ruins of a prehistoric settlement dating to around 7000 BCE and one of earliest known places in the world that had a settled population who practised agriculture.

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{{Jordan-geo-stub Populated places in Ma'an Governorate