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September 14, 2006
Petra Tombs, Petra, Jordan, 1998Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt "A subtle palette radiates from Nabataean tombs east of the city center. Scattered over 400 square miles [1,035 square kilometers], Petra includes dozens of such enclaves." (Text and photograph from "Petra: An Ancient City of Stone," December 1998, National Geographic magazine)
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