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Petra  

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  • Ancient Petra (Greek: “rock”), located in the southeast corner of modern Jordan, was the capital of the Nabataeans, and later, a provincial capital of the Roman and Byzantine Empires. Today, Petra is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Middle East. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Petra]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DFB4H1J6-T

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