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Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic, Arab people who dominated the silk-and spice trade across the deserts. ed-Dir, Petra's largest monument, is on a plateau 800 steps above the city.From the 4th century onwards it was used as a monastery.
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Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic, Arab peo...

Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic, Arab people who dominated the silk-and spice trade across the deserts. ed-Dir, Petra's largest monument, is on a plateau 800 steps above the city.From the 4th century onwards it was used as a monastery.
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Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic, Arab peo...

Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic, Arab people who dominated the silk-and spice trade across the deserts. View from the steep path to the "Monastery" towards the lower-lying city of Petra.
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Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic, Arab peo...

Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic Arab people who dominated the silk-and spice trade across the deserts. The mountains around Petra.
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Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic Arab peop...

Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town which became rich as a safe trading post for Nabataean, Jewish and Roman merchants. Triumphal Arch in the south of the city; erected for Emperor Hadrian's visit to Gerasa in 129/130 CE.
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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town w...

Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town which became rich as a safe trading post for Nabataean, Jewish and Roman merchants. Oval forum, surrounded by Ionic columns.
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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town w...

Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town which became rich as a safe trading post for Nabataean, Jewish and Roman merchants. Oval forum, surrounded by Ionic columns.
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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town w...

Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town which became rich as a safe trading post for Nabataean, Jewish and Roman merchants. Oval forum, surrounded by Ionic columns, a column, probably a base for a statue, in the center.
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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town w...

Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town which became rich as a safe trading post for Nabataean, Jewish and Roman merchants. The southern half of the cardo, the main street lined with Corinthian columns.
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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town w...

Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town which became rich as a safe trading post for Nabataean, Jewish and Roman merchants. The southern half of the cardo, the main street lined with Corinthian columns.
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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town w...

Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town which became rich as a safe trading post for Nabataean, Jewish and Roman merchants. The southern half of the cardo, the main street lined with Corinthian columns.
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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town w...

Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town which became rich as a safe trading post for Nabataean, Jewish and Roman merchants. The southern half of the cardo, the main street lined with Corinthian columns.
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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town w...