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Basta is a village in Ma'an Governorate, southern Jordan. It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Petra, at an altitude of 1,460 metres (4,790 ft).^[1] As of 2012^[update], it had a population of 1,491 people,^[2] compared to 461 in the 1961 census.^[3]

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.^[4]

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^ "دائرة الآثار العامة". www.doa.gov.jo (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "الفرذخ.. وبسطة". الراي (in Arabic). 7 February 2012.
^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 22
^ Alt, Kurt W.; Benz, Marion; Müller, Wolfgang; Berner, Margit E.; Schultz, Michael; Schmidt-Schultz, Tyede H.; Knipper, Corina; Gebel, Hans-Georg K.; Nissen, Hans J.; Vach, Werner (2013). "Earliest Evidence for Social Endogamy in the 9,000-Year-Old-Population of Basta, Jordan". PLOS ONE. 8 (6): e65649. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...865649A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065649. PMC 3679157. PMID 23776517.

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[1] "دائرة الآثار العامة". www.doa.gov.jo (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

[Rai-2] "الفرذخ.. وبسطة". الراي (in Arabic). 7 February 2012.

[3] Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 22

[4] Alt, Kurt W.; Benz, Marion; Müller, Wolfgang; Berner, Margit E.; Schultz, Michael; Schmidt-Schultz, Tyede H.; Knipper, Corina; Gebel, Hans-Georg K.; Nissen, Hans J.; Vach, Werner (2013). "Earliest Evidence for Social Endogamy in the 9,000-Year-Old-Population of Basta, Jordan". PLOS ONE. 8 (6): e65649. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...865649A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065649. PMC 3679157. PMID 23776517.

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+'''Basta''' is a village in [[Ma'an Governorate]], southern Jordan. It is located about {{convert|36|km|mi}} southeast of [[Petra]], at an altitude of {{convert|1460|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=دائرة الآثار العامة |url=http://www.doa.gov.jo/inside.php?src=map&SlID=5140&city=maan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623222320/http://www.doa.gov.jo/inside.php?src=map&SlID=5140&city=maan |archive-date=23 June 2018 |accessdate=9 July 2017 |website=www.doa.gov.jo |language=Arabic}}</ref> {{As of|2012}}, it had a population of 1,491 people,<ref name="Rai">{{cite news |date=7 February 2012 |title=الفرذخ.. وبسطة |language=Arabic |work=الراي |url=http://alrai.com/article/21773.html}}</ref> compared to 461 in the 1961 census.<ref>Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p22.pdf 22]</ref>
-'''Basta''' is a village in [[Ma'an Governorate]], southern Jordan.
+The village gives its name to a [[Basta (archaeological site)|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.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Alt |first1=Kurt W. |last2=Benz |first2=Marion |last3=Müller |first3=Wolfgang |last4=Berner |first4=Margit E. |last5=Schultz |first5=Michael |last6=Schmidt-Schultz |first6=Tyede H. |last7=Knipper |first7=Corina |last8=Gebel |first8=Hans-Georg K. |last9=Nissen |first9=Hans J. |last10=Vach |first10=Werner |year=2013 |title=Earliest Evidence for Social Endogamy in the 9,000-Year-Old-Population of Basta, Jordan |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=8 |issue=6 |pages=e65649 |bibcode=2013PLoSO...865649A |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0065649 |pmc=3679157 |pmid=23776517 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
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