Concept information
Preferred term
Petra
Definition
- 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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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Petra
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