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Nabatean Tomb at Hegra
Nabatean tomb at the archaeological site of Hegra, one of many found at AlUla in Saudi Arabia. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra was a key city of the Kingdom of Nabatea, whose capital was based at Petra in Jordan. The Nabateans were based...
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Nabataean Lamp from Wadi Musa
This is a pottery lamp. Nabataean Period, 100 BCE to 500 CE. From modern-day Wadi Musa, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).
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Hegra, AlUla, Saudi Arabia
The spectacular landscape of Hegra, a UNESCO World Heritage site at AlUla, Saudi Arabia.
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The Monastery in Petra
The Monastery is one of the largest monuments in Petra, Jordan. It is a monumental building carved out of the rock in the Nabataean Classical style. It was probably built as a temple in the early 2nd century CE, during the reign of King Rabel...
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Petra (UNESCO/NHK)
Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded...
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The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Nabatea
The Nabatean Kingdom was a powerful political entity which flourished in the region of modern-day Jordan between the 4th century BCE and c. 106 CE and is best known today for the ruins of its capital city of Petra. Although it is clear that...