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Source/Further reading:

Nat Geo simple overview: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/hi...
Nat Geo indepth: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/hi...
History overview: https://www.history.com/topics/ancien...
Britannica summary: https://www.britannica.com/place/Petr...
The Kingdom of Nabatea indepth: https://www.ancient.eu/Kingdom_of_Nab...
Archeology: https://www.archaeology.org/issues/36...
Burckhardt’s biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/...
UNESCO listing: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/326/
New discovery in 2016: https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...
Modern explorations of Petra: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...
Map of Nabataean Kingdom: https://books.openedition.org/ifpo/4896
Somewhat old, but interesting article from Smithsonian: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...
Petra in the time of the Coronavirus: https://www.npr.org/2020/05/06/850157...