Petra
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Petra, originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu, is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, Petra is also called
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Treasury petra crop
Cliffs near Petra, View over Wadi Arabah
Nabataeans
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The Nabataeans, also spelled Nabateans, were an ancient Arab people who inhabited the southern Levant and northern Arabia. Their settlements—most prominently the assumed capital city of Raqmu —gave th
Petra
…New 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area around Petra has been inhabited from as early as 7000 BC, and was settled by the Nabataeans, a nomadic Arab people, in the 4th century BC. Petra would later become the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom in the second century BC. The Nabataeans…
Al-Khazneh (the Treasury) in Petra, Jordan
Ad-Deir (the Monastery) in Petra
Qaṣr al-Farīd, the largest tomb in Mada’in Salih (Hegra), Saudi Arabia
Silver drachm of Malichos II with Shaqilat II