Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Petra once more

NABATEAN (NABATAEAN) WATCH: Petra lost and found. In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries (CRUZ SÁNCHEZ, National Geographic).

We've seen lots of of travel/history pieces on the ancient Nabatean city of Petra. But there's always room for one more. This is a good one!

(By Al_Khazneh_Petra.jpg: Graham Racher from London, UKderivative work: MrPanyGoff - Al_Khazneh_Petra.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14686572)

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