Petra: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Official Tourism Site of Petra, Jordan. Jul 29, 2026
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Who built the ‘lost city’ of Petra—and why did they leave? Oct 28, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Rihanna Patrick - Can You Dig It: The secrets of Petra. Jul 26, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Johnson County Community College - ScholarSpace at JCCC - The History and Architecture of Petra (PDF). Feb 03, 2025
Added the section Want to learn more? Oct 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Biblical Archaeology Society - Solving the Enigma of Petra and the Nabataeans. Jul 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Petra: The rose red city of the Nabataeans. Apr 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Biblical Archaeology Society - OnSite: Petra. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Petra. Jul 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - Petra: History, Myth, and Earthquakes. Oct 24, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Petra, Jordan. Aug 22, 2022
Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - The Ancient City of Petra. Sep 13, 2021
Corrected display issue. Mar 02, 2021
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The magnificent ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Apr 16, 2020
Deleted video. Apr 01, 2020
Corrected display issue. Aug 01, 2018
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Petra. Mar 28, 2017
Media added. Jul 27, 2016
Media added. Jun 02, 2016
Media added. Jun 19, 2015
Added video. Jan 16, 2015
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Petra, Jordan. Dec 23, 2013
Added photographs. Nov 14, 2011
Updated to make mention of the adjacent modern town of Wadi Musa. Jul 17, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - Petra. Feb 16, 2009
Added new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - Petra. Feb 19, 2008
Added new Web site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Nabataean Kingdom and Petra. Dec 10, 2007
Added new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - The People of Petra. Dec 10, 2007
Article revised. Aug 02, 2002
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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