Category:Petra (subject)
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Petra was the capital of the Nabatean kingdom.
Overview
Petra in ancient sources
Petra in scholarship
The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was "rediscovered" by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It is today one of the most popular archaeological sites of the Middle East.
Petra in fiction
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