Nabataea

Petra (; ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu ( or ), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, Petra is also called the "Rose City" because of the colour of the sandstone from which it is carved. The city is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Bosra (), historically Bostra () and officially called Busra al-Sham (), is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate and geographically part of the Hauran region.

' (; ; ), also known as ' (), is an archaeological site located in the area of Al-'Ula within Medina Province in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia.

The Nabataeans, also spelled Nabateans (; Nabataean Aramaic / , vocalized: ; ), were an ancient Arab people who inhabited northern Arabia and the southern Levant. Their settlements—most prominently the assumed capital city of Raqmu (present-day Petra, Jordan)—gave the name Nabatene () to the Arabian borderland that stretched from the Euphrates to the Red Sea. The Nabateans emerged as a distinct civilization and political entity between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC, with their kingdom centered around a loosely controlled trading network that brought considerable wealth and influence across the

Roman province (106–630s)

In Arabian mythology, Hubal () was a god worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia, notably by the Quraysh at the Kaaba in Mecca. The god's icon was a human figure believed to control acts of divination, which was performed by tossing arrows before the statue. The direction in which the arrows pointed answered questions asked to Hubal.

ancient Arab Kingdom (3rd century BC - 106 AD)

trade road that connects Mediterranean ports to India via Africa and Arabia

ancient trade route

abjad

thumb|Dushara Dushara (; ), also transliterated as Dusares or Dhu Shara, is a pre-Islamic Arabian god worshipped by the Nabataeans at Petra and Hegra (of which city he was the patron). Safaitic inscriptions imply he was the son of the goddess Al-Lat, and that he assembled in the heavens with other deities. He is called "Dushara from Petra" in one inscription. Dushara was expected to bring justice if called by the correct ritual.

extinct language

Al-Qaum () was the Nabataean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans. He was also known as the “Protector of the Clan.”

Port in State of Palestine

According to the 5th century BCE Greek historian Herodotus, Orotalt () was a god of pre-Islamic Arabia whom he identified with the Greek god Dionysus:

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Ancient Near East construction style

religion of the Nabateans

10th-century founder of a Batihah marshlands state

first wife of Herod Antipas