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JORDAN · 4TH CENTURY BC
Petra
البتراء
Caravans of the Nabataeans met at Petra, between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, where routes from Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia crossed; people had lived there since prehistory. Some of the city is built of masonry and some cut straight into the cliffs, and its buildings mix older Eastern traditions with Hellenistic design.
- Original name
- البتراء
- Country
- Jordan
- Period
- 4th century BC
- Civilisation
- Nabataean
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage List
- Location
- 30.3306° N, 35.4433° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
Petra lies between which two seas?
The answer, and all of the city’s lessons, are in the app.