EditorialPetra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic, Arab people who dominated the silk-and spice trade across the deserts. The Siq, a narrow, 1,2 km long gorge hemmed in by 100 m-high cliffs, leads into the inner city of Petra. Entr...
EditorialPetra was the capital and royal city of the Nabataeans, a semi-nomadic, Arab people who dominated the silk-and spice trade across the deserts. A votive block in the Siq, the narrow gorge which leads to the inner city of Petra.