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16 hours ago · Petra (Arabic: ٱلْبَتْراء, romanized:Al-Batrāʾ; Greek: Πέτρα, "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean: 𐢛𐢚𐢒 or 𐢛𐢚𐢓𐢈 , * Raqēmō), [ 3 ][ 4 ] is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, Petra is also ...