Nabataea

Nabataea
Nab·a·tae·a (năb'ə-tēʹə)
An ancient kingdom of southwest Asia in present-day Jordan, flourishing from the fourth century B.C. to A.D. 106, when it was conquered by Rome. Petra was its capital.

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