Petra
Also known as البتراء
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Petra is the rock-cut Nabataean caravan city carved into the sandstone canyons above Wadi Musa in southern Jordan, the capital of a desert trading state that controlled the incense and spice routes between Arabia and the Mediterranean…
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- 106
Roman annexation incorporated Petra into the province of Arabia Petraea, adding Roman-period urban elements while the Nabataean rock-cut fabric remained dominant.
- 400-600
Byzantine occupation continued within parts of the ancient city and added churches inside the old urban fabric.
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