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** In the desert of Jordan.
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 * Where is Petra located? 

Its inhabitants were The Nabataeans, who were a group of Arabian nomads.
 * Who were its inhabitants? 

Petra was a trade center. It has fertile crops, lush gardens and an impressive system of pools and reservoirs. Carved tombs a giant scale.
 * What is/are its characteristics? (name as many as you can) 

The Petra tombs were made to honor those laid to rest inside.  Its tombs were display wealth; rich families spared no expense to hire master architects and masons who created elaborate facades for their funerary monuments
 *  How important were tombs in Petra? What did they mean? 

Thanks to commercialization of incense, textiles and spices, Petra was growing up as a business center and thus its population.
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