Petra
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3000 BCEFrom 300 BCEToday
How it came to be
From before the common era, the Nabataeans made this rocky valley a trading base. Caravans carrying incense from Arabia to the Mediterranean passed through.
To live in a dry land, they cut channels and cisterns into the rock to catch and store rainwater. After Rome annexed the kingdom in 106, the city kept thriving for a time.
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