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2 stories set in Jordan, including Petra, Nabataea.

Stories in Jordan

  • Al-Khazneh, Petra: a world wonder of c. 40 BCE (World Wonder · Petra, Nabataea) — c. 40 BCE, Petra, Nabataea. A Hellenistic-Baroque façade 40 metres high, cut from rose sandstone at the Siq’s punchline — probably a royal t
  • Ad-Deir, Petra: a world wonder of c. 30 BCE (World Wonder · Petra, Nabataea) — c. 30 BCE, Petra, Nabataea. The Monastery is wider than the Treasury, reached by 800 steps, a colossal carved hall for gathering as much as

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