The Nabatean and lost city of Petra
Starting travel from Amman – Jordan, Petra can be reached in about 3-5 hours trip. Petra in old times was the capital of the Nabateans, a tribe in Arabic which lived there before Rome conquer.
- Nabatean – The Lost City of Jordan
The Nabateans were known as adventure tribe, they do the journey to all over part of the world bringing camels and sheep with them. Petra’s civilians worship Dushara as their main God.
Dushara colored black stone with irregular shape, and was put side-by-side with Allat, ancient Arabic Goddess. The Nabateans built a holly temple in 1 BC as their worship central.
Nabateans were experts in making underground water channel to collect clean water to be used when they travel to far places. Wherever they be, they made water channel, so that they wouldn’t have trouble with clean water during their trip.
By the end of 4BC, the Nabateans urged them selves to join the world’s trade. The trading route was developing in galore towards South Jordan and the South of Dead Sea. They use their strategic position as one of the world trade route. The nabateans then succeeded as traders. They sold spices, incense, and tusk. Petra was chosen as their home by the reason of strategic position, and the security of self protection towards the foreigners.
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