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Petra

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Location
Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
Area
264 km2 (102 sq mi) · 26,171 ha (64,670 acres)
Built
Possibly as early as the 5th century BC
Criteria
Cultural: i, iii, iv
Elevation
810 m (2,657 ft)
Governing body
Petra Region Authority

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Petra

Nodes253
Edges252
Triples585
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007905
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Petra

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related to Bibliography · 93
Petra → Accessed April, Angel, Archaeological Heritage, Architectural Environment, Architecture, Archived, ArcUser Journal, Bedal, Book, Brown University, CE, Chicago, Composed, Cudahy/London, Desert, Destruction, Deterioration, Development, Diodorus Siculus, Doug Comer
related to Popular culture · 81
Petra → Agatha Christie's Appointment, American PBS Nova, An Englishwoman, Appointment, Arabian Nights, Arabic, Arabs, Bartleby, Bedouin, Best American Short Plays, British, Chasing Vermeer, Civilization, Death, Desert, Europe, Examining, Eye, Fallen, February
related to Emergence of Petra · 34
Petra → According, Although, Antiquities, Arabian, Arabian Desert, Arabic, Arabs, Aramaic, Aramean, Bedouin, Current, Eusebius, Garshu, Greeks, Hebrew Bible, In, Instead, Jerash, Jos, Josephus
related to External links · 26
Petra → American Center, AntiquitiesSpecial Issue, Archaeological Data, Archaeology, Archived, Arkansas Petra Project, Becker, Context, Elliott, Gillies, History, Jordan Journal, March, Ministry, Nabatean Culture, Open Context, Petra Great Temple Excavations, Photo Gallery, Places, Pleiades
related to Roman period · 26
Petra → Allat, Another Roman, Arabia Petraea, Arabian Peninsula, Aulus Cornelius Palma Frontonianus, December, Dushara, Epiphanius, In, Islamic Arab, It, Khaabou, Manat, Meanwhile, Nabataean, Palmyra, Petra Roman Road, Roman, Roman Empire, Roman Syria
related to Conservation · 23
Petra → Among, August, In, Jordanian, Layathnah Bedouin, New, On December, PAP, Petra Bedouin, Petra Region, Siq, The, The Bedul, The Petra Archaeological Park, They, Umm Sayhoun, Umm Sayhoun/Um Seihun, UNESCO, Wadi Musa, Wadi Turkmaniyeh
related to Early Muslim and Crusader periods · 23
Petra → After, Arabia, Archbishop, Catholic, Catholic Church, Christianity, Château, First Crusade, Franks, In, Islam, It, Jerusalem, King Baldwin, Krak, List, Moyse, Muslim, Oultrejordain, Palaestina
related to Nabataean religion · 22
Petra → Al, Allat, Arab, Arabic Ad Deir, BC, Dushara, Earth-Sun, Edomite, Islamic, It, Many, Manāt, Monastery, Nabataean, New, Obodas, One, Petra's, The Monastery, The Nabataeans
related to 19th and 20th centuries · 18
Petra → Aaron's Tomb, After, Ancient Greek, Arabic, At, Battra, Burckhardt, European, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, He, Jerusalem, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Karak, Kerak, Niger River, Prophet Aaron, Swiss, The
related to Late Roman and Byzantine-period Christianity · 18
Petra → AD, An, Antioch, Asterius, At, Athanasius, Christian, Christianity, Christians, Constantine, Great, Jason, Licinius, Roman Empire, Rome, The, Together, Urn Tomb

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PetraArea264 km2 (102 sq mi)1.00infobox
PetraArea26,171 ha (64,670 acres)1.00infobox
PetraBuiltPossibly as early as the 5th century BC1.00infobox
PetraCriteriaCultural: i, iii, iv1.00infobox
PetraElevation810 m (2,657 ft)1.00infobox
PetraGoverning bodyPetra Region Authority1.00infobox
PetraInscription1985 (9th Session)1.00infobox
PetraLocationMa'an Governorate, Jordan1.00infobox
PetraReference3261.00infobox
PetraVisitors1,135,300 (in 2019)1.00infobox
PetraWebsitewww.visitpetra.jo1.00infobox
Petrais asymbol of Jordan0.90text
Petrais aspot where Moses0.90text
Petrais asite at the intersection of natural and cultural heritage forming a unique cultural landscape0.90text

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