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Petra, Jordan fast facts
Location: Southwestern Jordan, between the Red Sea on the south and the Dead Sea on the north.
Size: About 40 square miles, but main sights are in a compact area.
Population: Petra is no longer officially populated. A separate town has been built for natives who used to occupy the surrounding caves.
Geography: Sandstone hills and broad desert plateaus, cleft by valleys.
Ancient name for Nabateans: Arabians.
Source of Nabatean wealth: Control of the trade routes bringing silks and spices from points farther east.
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