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Nabataean
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Nab·a·tae·an also Nab·a·te·an  (nb-tn)
n.
1. A subject of the kingdom of Nabataea.
2. The Aramaic dialect of the Nabataeans.
Nabataean, Nabatean [ˌnæbəˈtiːən]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of an Arab trading people who flourished southeast of Palestine, around Petra, in the Hellenistic and Roman periods
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the extinct form of Aramaic spoken by this people
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In celebration of the 10th anniversary of HM King Abdullah IIAAEs Accession to The Throne, Premier Nader Dahabi, deputizing for the Monarch, inaugurated the musical play AoIf Petra SpeaksAo, during which the red rose rocks of Petra sang the history of the Arab Nabateans, their values, lifestyles, and culture, capturing the audience on a Aojourney of love, bravery and sacrifice told through the compelling charactersAo.
AaeIf Petra SpeaksAAE by The Star (Amman, Jordan)
AaBut far fewer know Madain Saleh, a similarly spectacular treasure built by the same civilization, the Nabateans.
Desert treasures whip up a storm in Saudi Arabia by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
There, she was told about the Nabateans, the trade route of frankincense that passed through, and that it was probably one of the instigators for this magnificent ancient city to come about.
SCENT of history by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)
 
 
 
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