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ENGLISH - The Sacred City:
</div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-introduction/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/05CitiesSites/Petra.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Introduction: </h3> The ancient Nabataean city of Petra holds many secrets. Historians are just beginning to uncover the story behind this amazing city. We here at Nabataea.net believe that in time Petra will become … </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/shop/history/let-the-stones-speak/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//04shop/Images/Cover200Front.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Let The Stones Speak: </h3> Dan Gibson’s definitive new book on early Islamic qiblas, based on over 200 archaeological sites from the first centuries of Islam. Discover why there were multiple qiblas, who created them, and why … </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-1-where-were-the-romans/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Q&A1Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #01 Where were the Romans?: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/339569396" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-1-petra-mosques/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I1Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #01 - Petra Mosques: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337304907" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/culture1/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/Icon6.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Nabataean Culture: </h3> <p>When one uses the word ‘culture,’ it can encompass many different subjects. In this page, we want to look at a number of topics, such as Nabataean houses, ceramics, and water collection …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/SSIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Sacred City - in multiple languages: </h3> (21 articles) <p>This 90 minute full-feature documentary film explores the founding of Islam. (2016) Dan Gibson introduces new discoveries about the origins of Islam. This film is available in over twenty languages …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/2023-videos/introduction-to-2023-videos/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/02cinema/Intro2023.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>01 Introduction to 2023 Videos: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tWHPxl3ZX6I?hl=en&cc_lang_pref=en&cc_load_policy=1" style="width: 640px;" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-2-what-about-medina/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/02cinema/Q&A2Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #02 What About Medina?: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-video">Click below to watch video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/385987291" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/talkingwithdan/talking-with-dan-gibson-2-the-nabataeans-builders-of-petra/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TWDG02.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Talking with Dan Gibson #02 The Nabataeans, Builders of Petra: </h3> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337360525" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-2-the-between-mosques/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I2Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #02 - The Between Mosques: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337307434" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/qyteti-i-shenjt%C3%AB-arabisht-me-titra-shqip/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Albanian.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>ALBANIAN - QYTETI I SHENJTË Arabisht me titra shqip : </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/271943498" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/desertlife/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/Icon11.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Desert Life: </h3> <br/> <p>For thousands of years, the people of the Middle East have been moving from nomadic lifestyle to settled lifestyle. Cities offer better protection and are centers for learning and exchanging ideas. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/other/petra-lost-city-of-stone/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/PetraCityStone.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Petra: Lost City of Stone: </h3> One of the best videos about the history of Petra. </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-3-moving-the-rock/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Q&A3Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #03 Moving the Black Rock: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/385987946" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-3-the-kaba/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I3Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #03 - The Ka'ba: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-view-video">Click below to view video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337308265" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/the-sacred-city-amharic/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Amharic.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>AMHARIC - The Sacred City: </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/255594968" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/honor/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/Icon5.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Price of Honor: </h3> <p>Sixth, because they were misunderstood, they may have felt freer to use deception and bribery. Again, a parallel can be made with the gypsies of modern Jordan. Because of their low social status, they …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/%3cnil%3e" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archeology and Islam: </h3> (30 articles) <p>This series of over 20 videos explores many topics relating to the founding of Islam. Dan Gibson visits the focal point of the first Qibla and discovers the original Ka’ba. He then explores …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/shop/history/quranic-geography/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//04shop/Images/QGBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Qura'nic Geography: </h3> <br/> <figure class="fig-left"> <a href="/media/04shop/Images/qg2smallest.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="Qur'anic Geography" data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/04shop/Images/qg2smallest.jpg" alt="Qur'anic Geography" style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>Qur'anic Geography</p> </figcaption> </figure> <br/> <h1 id="this-book-is-now-out-of-print"><strong>THIS BOOK IS NOW OUT OF PRINT</strong></h1> <p>This was Gibson’s original book (2010) that introduce the topic of Islamic Qiblas, among many …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/shop/islam/quranic-geography/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//04shop/Images/QGBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Qura'nic Geography: </h3> <br/> <figure class="fig-left"> <a href="/media/04shop/Images/qg2smallest.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="Qur'anic Geography" data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/04shop/Images/qg2smallest.jpg" alt="Qur'anic Geography" style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>Qur'anic Geography</p> </figcaption> </figure> <br/> <h1 id="this-book-is-now-out-of-print"><strong>THIS BOOK IS NOW OUT OF PRINT</strong></h1> <p>This was Gibson’s original book (2010) that introduce the topic of Islamic Qiblas, among many …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/%3cnil%3e" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Questions and Answers: </h3> (22 articles) <p>Dan Gibson answers questions from viewers related to Archeology and Islam.</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-4-where-was-taif/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Q&A4Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #04 Where was Ta'if: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/385989133" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/talkingwithdan/talking-with-dan-gibson-4-early-islamic-qiblas/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TWDG04.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Talking with Dan Gibson #04 Early Islamic Qiblas: </h3> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/338979976" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%A9-the-sacred-city-arabic/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Arabic.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>ARABIC - المدينة المقدسة : </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/234897185" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/coins/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/coins.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Coins: </h3> Ten typical Nabataean coins. </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/05CitiesSites/Petra.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Petra: </h3> (33 articles) The ancient Nabataean city of Petra holds many secrets. Historians are just beginning to uncover the story behind this amazing city. Today thousands of tourists visit this site and stare in awe at … </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/founding_of_islam/the-names-of-petra-paper/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/PetraNamesIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Names for the city of Petra: </h3> Research Paper by Dan Gibson and Dr. Peter Harremoës. </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/navigation-and-the-qibla/navigation-and-the-qibla-5-the-indian-circle/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Nav5Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Navigation and the Qibla #5 The Indian Circle: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hEm65krB6W8" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-5-why-a-cube/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Q&A5Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #05 Why a Cube?: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/385989704" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-5-petra-in-the-quran/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I5Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #05 - Petra in The Qur'an: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337308955" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/pottery/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/pottery.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Pottery: </h3> <p><strong>NABATAEAN POTTERY</strong></p> <p><img src="/media/01explore/Photos/pot1.jpg" alt=""></p> <p>A Nabataean oil lamp. Thousands of these have been discovered throughout Nabataea. Oil was poured into the middle of the lamp, and a wick was inserted in the left side and lighted. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/history/history/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/01History/Icon1.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>History of Nabataea: </h3> <br/> <h2 id="the-history-of-nabataea">The History of Nabataea</h2> <p>Dan Gibson, 2002,2022</p> <br/> <br/> <p><strong>EARLY NABATAEAN HISTORY</strong></p> <p><strong>(300 BC - 26 BC)</strong></p> <p>For centuries, the land of Edom was the crossroads for caravans traveling north and south, and sometimes east …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/shop/fiction/the-stone-cutter/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//04shop/Images/StoneCutter.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Stone Cutter: </h3> <h2 id="the-stone-cutter--by-brock-meier">The Stone Cutter by Brock Meier</h2> <br/> <h4 id="a-doomed-quest-of-love-and-ambition-awash-in-the-glories-of-the-nabataean-kingdom">A doomed quest of love and ambition, awash in the glories of the Nabataean Kingdom—</h4> <p>The young sculptor Nahor enters the fast-track of the art world in the spectacular …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/founding_of_islam/book-let-the-stones-speak/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//04shop/Images/Cover200Front.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Book: Let the Stones Speak: </h3> Dan Gibson’s definitive new book on early Islamic qiblas, based on over 200 archaeological sites from the first centuries of Islam. Discover why there were multiple qiblas, who created them, and why … </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-6-macca-on-ancient-maps/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I6Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #06 - Mecca on Ancient Maps: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337309639" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/the-sacred-city-bengali/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Bengali.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>BENGALI - সেই পবিত্র শহর : </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/201688412" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/write/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/script.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Writing: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>Introduction</strong></p> <p>As far as we know, the Nabataeans were not great writers of books. Very little literature has passed down to us. We have no literature from the early years, and the famous Petra Scrolls …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/talkingwithdan/talking-with-dan-gibson-7-interview/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TWDG07.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Talking with Dan Gibson #07 Interview: </h3> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/339570431" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-7-the-rahat-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Q&A7Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #07 The Rahat Mosque: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-view-the-video">Click below to view the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/385993103" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-7-zamzam/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I7Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #07 - Zamzam: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337310427" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/%E7%A5%9E%E8%81%96%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E-the-sacred-city-french-with-chinese-subtitles/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Chinese.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>CHINESE - 神聖之城 : </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/258720273" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/write2/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/MultiScript.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Multi-Alphabet Theory: </h3> <p><strong>Two Families of Alphabets</strong><br> Throughout the Middle East, graffiti is found in a number of different forms, but they seem to fall into two distinct families of alphabets. These are important, for …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/roman_arabia/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/RomanArabia.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Roman Arabia: </h3> (7 articles) <p>Even though the land of Nabataean lay at the farthest end of the Roman Empire, it’s hills and plains contain diverse evidence left behind by this great civilization.</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/founding_of_islam/a-statistical-assessment-of-early-islamic-history-and-the-qibla-comparing-the-theories-of-david-king-and-dan-gibson/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/08FoundingIslam/Schumm1Icon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>A Statistical Assessment of Early Islamic History and the Qibla: Comparing the Theories of David King and Dan Gibson: </h3> <br/> <p>by Walter R. Schumm and Zvi Goldstein</p> <br/> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Dan Gibson has argued that the first holy city of Islam was Petra. David King has disputed Gibson’s conclusions. Using data from Gibson’s website, the …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-8-al-aqsa/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Q&A8Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #08 Al-Aqsa: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <Br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/385994855" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-08-historical-muhammad/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I8Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #08 - Historical Muhammad: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337311069" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/the-sacred-city-chittagong-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B0/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Chittagong.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3> CHITTAGONG - পবিত্র শর: </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/338976023" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/cave/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/CaveLetters.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Cave of Letters: </h3> <p>In 1951 a set of Nabataean manuscripts surfaced in the Middle East. They were purportedly from Wadi Sayaal, on the west side of the Dead Sea. The manuscripts included some twenty items, Some of them …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/talkingwithdan/talking-with-dan-gibson-9-unpacking-the-petra-scrolls/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TWDG09.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Talking with Dan Gibson #09 Unpacking the Petra Scrolls: </h3> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/388559242" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-9-was-adam-a-muslim/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Q&A9Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #09 Was Adam a Muslim?: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/385996342" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archaeology-and-islam-09-muhammad-in-petra/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I9Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #09 - Muhammad in Petra: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337312270" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/the-sacred-city-farsi/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Farsi.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>FARSI - فیلم مستند: </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/301259125" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/scrolls/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/PetraScrolls.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Petra Scrolls: </h3> <p>These scrolls consist of 152 rolls of burnt papyri found in the old Byzantine church in Petra. At first archeologists were very pessimistic about the Petra Scrolls. They were deep black, fragile, and …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/history/discover/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/01History/icon14.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Rediscovery: </h3> <p>The first modern European to see Petra was Johannes L. Burckhardt, a Swiss geographer and scholar who traveled in 1812 disguised as Ibrahim bin Abdallah, a Muslim pilgrim. His drawings and …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/2023-videos/dan-gibson-lectures-in-calgary-canada/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Calgary2023.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Dan Gibson lectures in Calgary Canada: </h3> <br/> <br/> <h2 id="dan-gibson-calgary-lecture">Dan Gibson: Calgary Lecture</h2> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PtaIPJVVq34" style="width: 640px;" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/italian-the-sacred-city-coming-soon/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSCItalian.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>ITALIAN - The Sacred City - COMING SOON: </h3> <br/> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/undefined" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-10-where-was-shib-abi-talib/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Q&A10Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #10 Where was Shib Abi Talib?: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/385998970" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/la-ville-sacr%C3%A9e-the-sacred-city-french-edition/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_French.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>FRENCH - La ville sacrée: </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/238487468" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-10-battle-of-badr/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I10Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #10 - Battle of Badr: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337312781" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/qiblastory/1/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/QS1.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Qibla Story # 1 Introducton: </h3> <br/> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/388389618" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/Photos/PetraBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Petra: </h3> <br/> <p>Petra is the best known of all of the Nabataean cities. Today thousands of tourists visit this site and stare in awe at the huge funerary monuments. While there are over 1000 monuments in Petra, …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/hausa-the-sacred-city/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Hausa.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>HAUSA - The Sacred City: </h3> <br/> <p>Ganowar Ainihin Wurin Kafuwar Musulunci (Dubbed in Hausa language)</p> <br/> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//v79LT0Gl6is" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-11-is-the-kaba-a-shiva-temple/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/ShivaBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #11 Is the Ka'ba a Shiva Temple?: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-view-video">Click below to view video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/398552897" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/the-sacred-city-hindi/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Hindi.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>HINDI पवित्र शहर: </h3> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/393313792" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/gods/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/Religion.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Gods and Worship: </h3> <p><strong>NABATAEAN PANTHEON</strong></p> <figure class="fig-left"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/eyeidolsml.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="Stone Block God from Petra" data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/eyeidolsml.jpg" alt="Stone Block God from Petra" style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>Stone Block God from Petra</p> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="fig-right"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/eye-idol1.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="Artistic rendering of Block God" data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/eye-idol1.jpg" alt="Artistic rendering of Block God" style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>Artistic rendering of Block God</p> </figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Stone Block Gods</strong><br> In the …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-12-where-was-ghadir-khumm/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/GhadirKhummBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #12 Where was Ghadir Khumm?: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/398562643" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/the-sacred-city-indonesian/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Indonesian.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>INDONESIAN - The Sacred City : </h3> <p>The Sacred City - A 90 minute documentary film on the founding of Islam -</p> <p>Dubbed into Indonesian Coming Soon</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/answeringcritics/not-100-qiblas-but-4-qibla-controversy-ep-3/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/QD3.png" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Not 100 Qiblas, but 4 - Qibla Controversy EP.3: </h3> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tBKtCWrxw8I" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/the-sacred-city-korean-subtitles/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Korean.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>KOREAN - The Sacred City 제목: </h3> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/349769565" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/buriel/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/Tombs.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Burial Practices: </h3> <p><strong>NABATAEAN BURIAL PRACTICES</strong></p> <p>Every day hundreds of tourists stare in awe at the magnificent tombs in the ancient city of Petra. Indeed, they are among the most fantastic tomb facades in the world. But …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/an-overview-of-chinese-history/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/ChinaHistory.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>An Overview of Chinese History: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>15th Century BC to 15th Century AD</strong></p> <p>A brief historical overview to help students of Nabataean history understand what was taking place in other parts of the world, and how these changes affected …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-14-where-was-paran/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/ParanIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #14 Where was Paran?: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Va9fSaqngN8" style="width: 640px;" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/the-sacred-city-russian/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Russian.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>RUSSIAN - The Sacred City: </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/217263429" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-14-petra-pilgrimage/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I14Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #14 - Petra Pilgrimage: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337320785" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/zodiac/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/WhoNab.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Nabataean Zodiac: </h3> <p><strong>NABATAEAN ZODIAC</strong></p> <p>Artifacts found among the ruins of a Nabataean temple, known as Khirbet Tannur have contributed to our knowledge of the art and religion of the ancient Nabataeans. At the same time, …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/swahili-the-sacred-city/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Swahili.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>SWAHILI - The Sacred City: </h3> <br/> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1p5TxOvtDbE" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/history/the-elephant-and-the-nabataeans/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/ElephantBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Elephant and the Nabataeans: </h3> Why did the desert dwelling Nabataeans have such a close association with elephants? Why did these beasts decorate their public buildings? And were they Indian, Syrian, North African, or African … </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/kutsal-%C5%9Fehir-turkish/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Turkish.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>TURKISH - Kutsal Şehir: </h3> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/296706566" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-16-where-was-abwa/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/AbwaIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #16 Where was Abwa?: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bnDjRnUbDhw" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/sacredcity/the-sacred-city-urdu/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/TSC_Urdu.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Urdu مقدس شہر: </h3> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/393308179" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/history/the-camel-and-the-nabataeans/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/CamelBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Camel and the Nabataeans: </h3> <p>For centuries the Nabataeans moved goods in the desert by camel caravan. The camel was the backbone of their merchant enterprise, and it is only through understanding the camel, that we can better …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/religions/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/religion2.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Making Sense of Middle Eastern Religions: </h3> <p><strong>MAKING SENSE OF MIDDLE EASTERN RELIGIONS</strong></p> <p>Copyright 2003 CanBooks</p> <p>Throughout the ancient Middle East, various religions and forms of worship sprang up or evolved at different times. Many of these are …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-17-khadijah/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Khadija.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #17 Khadijah: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gyd6YLM9dtg" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/history/nabataean-time-line/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/TimelineBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Nabataean Timeline: </h3> Time line from per-historic times to the rise of Islam, and then the last reference to Nabataeans in Islamic literature. </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-18-khadijahs-house/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Khadijah2.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #18 Khadijah's House: </h3> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2HT5KmSkCrI%20" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-19-the-prophet-isaiah/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I19Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #19 - The Prophet Isaiah: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-view-video">Click below to view video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337325326" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-21-the-hadiths/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Hadith.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #21 The Hadiths: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L2slnMe3omo" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/2023-videos/penkaye-and-zubayr/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Photos/PenkayeIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Penkaye and Zubayr: </h3> <p>John bar Penkaye was a writer of the late seventh century who was a member of the Church of the East. He lived at the time of the fifth Umayyad caliph, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. John bar …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/talkingwithdan/talking-with-dan-gibson-21-interview-cross-and-crescent-discussin-group/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/CrossCrescentBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Talking with Dan Gibson #21 Interview: Cross and Crescent Discussion Group: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HNzHlFFWEag" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-21-altars-and-sacrifice/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I21Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #21: Altars and Sacrifice: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-view-the-video">Click below to view the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/337327752" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-22-petra-earthquakes/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Earthquake.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #22 Petra Earthquakes: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2TREokkPgOk" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/talkingwithdan/talking-with-dan-gibson-22/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/MonocleAndSpade.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Talking with Dan Gibson #23 Epic Archaeology: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MKll6GCZHBg" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/the-petra-scrolls/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/A&I23Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #23 The Petra Scrolls: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-view-the-video">Click below to view the video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/385982809" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-24-islamic-sites-in-petra/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/PetraPlacesThumb.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #24 Islamic Sites in Petra: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/398511887" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/biblical_studies/biblicalhistory/is-petra-in-biblical-prophecy/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/06biblical/prophecy.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Is Petra in Biblical Prophecy?: </h3> <p>For many years now, there has been a popular theory among some Bible believing people that Petra holds a special place in Biblical prophecy. This idea has permeated many sectors of Christianity, and …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/talkingwithdan/talking-with-dan-gibson-24-indonesian-interview/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/IndonesianIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Talking with Dan Gibson #24 Indonesian Interview: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CNhCfBKTzT4%20" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/talkingwithdan/talking-with-dan-gibson-25-repository/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Repository.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Talking with Dan Gibson #25 Repository: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GdAIQeN_HNY" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/2023-videos/the-yamama-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/YamamaIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Yamama Mosque: </h3> <p>Dan Gibson explores the mosque direction at Yamama and ponders what it means.</p> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JxSdbF6RR1A" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-25-islamic-graveyards-and-the-qibla-1/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Graveyard1Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #25 Islamic Graveyards and the Qibla #1: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/398514116" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/talkingwithdan/talking-with-dan-gibson-26-cross-crescent-discussion-group/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/CrossCrescentBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Talking with Dan Gibson #26 Cross & Crescent Discussion Group: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HNzHlFFWEag" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-25-islamic-graveyards-and-the-qibla-1-1/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/02cinema/Grave2Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #26 Islamic Graveyards and the Qibla #2: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/398516273" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-28-evidence-suppressed-2/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Silencing2Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #28 Evidence Suppressed #2: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/398525351" width="640" height="360" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archeology-and-islam-29-umayyad-qasrs/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/UmayyadBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #29 Umayyad Qasrs : </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N3P8aDvO9bI" style="width: 640px;" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/2023-videos/islam-in-petra/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/PetraElevationsIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Islam in Petra: </h3> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S-FvYm9JWhY" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/archeologyislam/archaeology-and-islam-30-khadijah/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Mihrab.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Archaeology and Islam #30 - The Origin of the Mihrab: </h3> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WEArEvcOXmw" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/wadi-arabah/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/05CitiesSites/wadi-araba.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Wadi Arabah: </h3> <p>A wadi is a dry river bed or valley. Wadi Arabah is one of the larger wadi’s in the Middle East. It extends 165 km north from Aqaba to the Dead Sea. From here on it is known as the Ghor, which …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/palmyra-central-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/PalmyraMosqueBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Palmyra Central Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Palmyra Central Mosque</p> <p>Country: Syria</p> <p>City: Palmyra</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 18</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 640</p> <p>GPS: 34°33′4.00″N,38°16′5.10″E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-walk-in/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/walk8.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Walk In: </h3> <p><strong>Arriving in Petra</strong></p> <p>Petra is located in the country of Jordan in the Middle East. Tourist visas are easy to obtain, and travel to Jordan is usually quite cheap. Once you get to Jordan, local transport …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/the-siq-thaniya/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/siq2.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Siq (Thaniya): </h3> <br/> <p>A “thaniya” is a small crack in a mountain. The city of Petra had several thaniyas, or passages through the mountain. The main one is known as the “siq” alowing people to pass …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-small-siq/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SmallSiq.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Small Siq (Thaniya): </h3> <br/> <p>As mentioned, there are two main thaniyas, or siqs into Petra. There is also a third, much less know thaniya, that is a great experience. However, this is quite a scamble and should only be done by …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-treasury/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/021012-1203-58.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Treasury: </h3> <br/> <p>As one comes to the end of the siq, the first, and greatest monument of Petra slowly comes into view. This is the famous Treasury monument. It is probably a good idea to stop here and take a picture. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-restoration-in-the-desert/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/Figure10.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Restoration in the Desert: </h3> <br/> <p><em>Repair Work among the Monuments of Petra, in Jordan</em></p> <p><em>The Illustrated London News, March 31, 1962, Page 502/503</em></p> <p><em>Archeological Section no 2085</em></p> <p><em>Used by permission</em></p> <br/> <p>In a poor country with a rich past, …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-mystery-of-the-treasury-monument/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/tres4a.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Mystery of the Treasury Monument: </h3> <br/> <p>In 1812 the Swiss geographer and scholar, Johannes L. Burckhardt discovered Petra and stood amazed at the magnificence of the Treasury Monument. Since that time thousands of tourists have stood …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-treasury-plaza/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/05CitiesSites/plazay1.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Treasury Plaza: </h3> <br/> <p>The Treasury Monument in Petra has always been a mystery. No one was sure when the monument was built, nor exactly what its purpose was, although we present an argument on this website that it was …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-street-of-facades/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/facade4.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Street of Facades: </h3> <br/> <p>After the viewing the Treasury, we come next to the Street of Facades, which is lined with tall, impressive tombs, with large facades or false faces on their fronts. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-water-works/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/aquaduct.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Water Works: </h3> <br/> <figure class="fig-center"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/waterw3.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="Along the left hand side of the siq, a covered water channel used to bring water from the spring in Wadi Musa into the center of Petra." data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/waterw3.jpg" alt="Along the left hand side of the siq, a covered water channel used to bring water from the spring in Wadi Musa into the center of Petra." style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>Along the left hand side of the siq, a covered water channel used to bring water from the spring in Wadi Musa into the center of Petra.</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-theater/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/theater6.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Theater: </h3> <br/> <figure class="fig-center"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/col2.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="The next main monument as we pass along the road into the heart of the city of Petra is the theater up ahead on our left." data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/col2.jpg" alt="The next main monument as we pass along the road into the heart of the city of Petra is the theater up ahead on our left." style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>The next main monument as we pass along the road into the heart of the city of Petra is the theater up ahead on our left.</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-royal-tombs/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/05CitiesSites/royal9.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Royal Tombs: </h3> <br/> <figure class="fig-center"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/urn3.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="The first of the so called Royal Tombs is the Urn Tomb. This tomb is built high on the mountain side, and requires climbing up a number of flights of stairs. Abbe' Starcky has suggested that this is the tomb of Nabataean King Malchus II who died in 70 AD. Dr. Schmidt-Colinet on the other hand has proposed that this is the tomb of Aretas IV. Click to see a larger photo by James Wong of Vancouver." data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/royal3.jpg" alt="The first of the so called Royal Tombs is the Urn Tomb. This tomb is built high on the mountain side, and requires climbing up a number of flights of stairs. Abbe' Starcky has suggested that this is the tomb of Nabataean King Malchus II who died in 70 AD. Dr. Schmidt-Colinet on the other hand has proposed that this is the tomb of Aretas IV. Click to see a larger photo by James Wong of Vancouver." style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>The first of the so called Royal Tombs is the Urn Tomb. This tomb is built high on the mountain side, and requires climbing up a number of flights of stairs. …</p></figcaption></figure> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-high-place/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/altar2a.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: High Place: </h3> <p><em>also known as Robinson’s High Place</em></p> <br/> <figure class="fig-center"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/highplace8.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="The High Place is located at the very top of a mountain. If you want to see it, you will have to climb up there." data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/highplace8.jpg" alt="The High Place is located at the very top of a mountain. If you want to see it, you will have to climb up there." style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>The High Place is located at the very top of a mountain. If you want to see it, you will have to climb up there.</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-colonnade-street/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/street1a.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Colonnade Street: </h3> The Colonnade Street runs through the center of Petra, with many excavated and unexcavated sites on either side. </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-great-temple/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/GreatTempleAndPool.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Great Temple: </h3> <p><strong>(The Royal Courts?)</strong></p> <br/> <p>In 1921 an archeologist named Bachman published a survey of the city of Petra, which soon became a standard that was used by archeologists for several decades. On the south side …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-temple-of-al-uzza/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/05CitiesSites/WingedLion.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Temple of Al Uzza: </h3> <br/> <p>(The Temple of the Winged Lions)</p> <br/> <p>The American Expedition to Petra (Utah University) started work on this site in 1974 and excavated it until 2005. Dr. Philip Hammond headed up the excavation for …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-temple-of-dushares/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/05CitiesSites/dush1.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Temple of Dushares / Bint / Hubal: </h3> <p>(Qasr al Bint)</p> <br/> <p>Qasr el-Bint, the temple of Dushares, has the largest facade in Petra — 4 m wider than the Khazneh and the Great Temple. It belongs to the Parthian ‘flight’ type of temples …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-north-tombs/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/north2.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The North Tombs: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>The Tombs north of The Royal Tombs</strong></p> <p>The Tombs on this page are located along the side of Jebel el-Kubtha, and are found north of the Royal Tombs.</p> <br/> <figure class="fig-center"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/north1.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="The Sextius Florenthinus Tomb, built for the Roman Governor of the Province of Arabia between 126 and 130 AD, with a Latin inscription carved on the lower architrave of the facade." data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/north1.jpg" alt="The Sextius Florenthinus Tomb, built for the Roman Governor of the Province of Arabia between 126 and 130 AD, with a Latin inscription carved on the lower architrave of the facade." style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>The Sextius …</p></figcaption></figure> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-deir-monestary/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/deir81.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Deir (Monestary): </h3> <br/> <figure class="fig-center"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/deir7.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="" data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/deir7.jpg" alt="" style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> <br/> <figure class="fig-center"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/deir6.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="People in the door of the Deir The Deir monument is 40.2 meters wide and is carved deep into the side of the mountain. The door itself is 8 meters high. The main inside chamber is huge. It is 11.5 meters by 10 meters, and is lit only by light coming through the 8 meter high doorway." data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/deir6.jpg" alt="People in the door of the Deir The Deir monument is 40.2 meters wide and is carved deep into the side of the mountain. The door itself is 8 meters high. The main inside chamber is huge. It is 11.5 meters by 10 meters, and is lit only by light coming through the 8 meter high doorway." style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> <p>People in the door of the Deir The Deir monument is 40.2 meters wide and is carved deep into the side of the mountain. The door itself …</p></figcaption></figure> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-jebal-habis/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/habis3.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Jebal Habis: </h3> <br/> <p>Jebal Habis is a small mountain that stands at the back of Petra. It is dwarfed by the huge shadow of Um al Biera behind it. Jebal Habis is an important mountain however, for along it’s bottom …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-um-el-beira/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/habis14.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Um el Beira: </h3> <br/> <p>Um el Beira (Biyara) is the great flat topped mountain in the back of Petra. It is possible to climb this mountain if you are good at hiking. Along the left side of the mountain is a processional way …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/jebal-haroun/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/05CitiesSites/Haroun55.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Jebal Haroun: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>by Tamás Arany</strong></p> <br/> <p><strong>Historical background</strong></p> <p>Jabal Haroun (Aaron’s mountain) is the highest peak in the mountains few kilometres south-west from the ancient city of Petra. The local tradition believes …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-city-of-board-games/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/gboard3.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: City of Board Games: </h3> <p>At the Second Annual Conference for Nabataean Studies, Dr. Bilal Khrisat of the Hashemite University, presented a paper that introduced the conference to the various board games that are found in …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/ancient-board-games-and-the-nabataeans/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/mancala2.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Ancient Board Games: </h3> <br/> <p>At the Second Annual Conference for Nabataean Studies, Dr. Bilal Khrisat of the Hashemite University presented a paper that introduced the conference to the various board games that are found in …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-rules-for-ancient-games/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/seega2a.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Rules for Ancient Games: </h3> <p><strong><br/></strong></p> <p><strong>Rules and Links for the ancient game of Senet</strong></p> <p><strong><br/></strong></p> <p><strong>Rules</strong></p> <p>The equipment for Senet is very simple:</p> <p>There are 10 movers, each quite different from each other. In the traditional Egyptian game there were 5 …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-snake-monument/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/sabara6.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Southern Tombs: </h3> <br/> <p>Near the south end of Petra, close to the jinn rocks that mark the southern side of the Sacred Area are a series of tombs seldom visited by tourists.</p> <p>In one tomb there are twelve graves cut into the …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-al-sabra-suburb/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SabaraPIC_0085%20%288%29.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3> PETRA: Al Sabra Suburb: </h3> <br/> <p>In Wadi Sabra, the Nabataeans had an agricultural and industrial settlement. Hewn into the cliff on the left is a theater. Above the theater was a water reservoir. Behind the theater stage is another …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-city-walls/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/pwall3.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: City Walls: </h3> <br/> <p>Contrary to popular opinion, Petra is not a city hidden in a crack in a rock mountain. That describes the Treasury monument, but not Petra proper. The city of Petra is located in a wide open valley. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-al-beidha/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/lp6.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Al Beidha: </h3> <br/> <p>After Petra, Al Beidha or Little Petra is the next most important site for the casual visitor in Wadi Musa. This site is only a few kilometers from Petra and easily accessible by taxi or rented car. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-al-beidha-the-neolithic-village/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/BeidhaPIC_0101%20%283%29.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Al Beidha (The Neolithic Village): </h3> <br/> <p>Outside of Beidha one can find the remains of a Neolithic village. This village has been excavated and is open for the public to see. This is a very ancient site that predates Petra and Al Beidha. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-churches-1/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/church3.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Churches: </h3> <br/> <p>The Christian era at Petra came during the 3rd, 4th and 5th centuries, when the area came under Byzantine control. Although the city remained mainly pagan, there were three churches and a cathedral …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-kubtha-high-place/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/stair1a.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Kubtha High Place: </h3> <br/> <p>In recent years the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Jordan has repaired the stairs to Al Kubtha Mountain, making it possible for tourists to climb to the top and visit the High Place and other …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-small-delights/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/alter3.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: Small Delights: </h3> <p>A selection of small things to see around Petra. Most of these are beytel or alters. If you visit Petra, see how many of these you can spot on your visit. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-bedul/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/bedul8.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Bedul: </h3> <br/> <p>The Bedul are a small tribe of Bedouin who used to live in the caves in Petra. The Jordanian government built them a small village north of Petra with schools and modern utilities. Below are some …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/petroglyphs/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/02CultureReligion/PetroglyphBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Petroglyphs: </h3> <p><em><br/></em></p> <p><em>It has been assumed by archeologists and historians that the petroglypth method of writing and communication preceded writing in general, and that once writing systems were developed that the use of …</em></p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/other/what-these-mysterious-scrolls-tell-us-about-women-in-petra/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/PetraWomen.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>What These Mysterious Scrolls Tell Us About Women in Petra: </h3> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uJrMzLNOiI4" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/flora-fauna-of-nabataea/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/02CultureReligion/PlantAnimalBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Flora & Fauna of Nabataea: </h3> <br/> <p>This web age will cover the Flora and Fauna found in the deserts of southern Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia (Nabataea).</p> <p><em>The Wild Plants of Jordan, their Medical, Perfume and preventative Qualities, …</em></p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/zeila-qiblatain-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/ZeilaMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Zeila Qiblatain Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Qiblatain Mosque (Mosque of the Two Qiblas)</p> <p>Country: Somalia</p> <p>City: Zeila</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): unknown</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 7th century</p> <p>GPS: 11.353723° 43.471351° …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/jobs-tomb-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/JobTomb.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Job's Tomb & Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Job’s Tomb</p> <p>Country: Oman</p> <p>City: Salallah</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): unknown</p> <p>GPS: 17° 6'42.00"N 53°59'38.57"E</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Unknown</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: never</p> <h3 id="for-a-link-to-the-qibla-tool-click-here"><a href="/explore/founding_of_islam/qibla-tool/">For …</a></h3> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/shibam-aqyan-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/ShibamAqyan.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Shibam Aqyan Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Jamia’ al Kabir</p> <p>Country: Yemen</p> <p>City: Shibam Aqyan</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 257 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 871 AD</p> <p>GPS: 15°30'33.55"N 43°54'10.49"E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/qiblatain-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/Qiblatain.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Qiblatain Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Qiblatain Mosque</p> <p>Country: Saudi Arabia</p> <p>City: Medina</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 5 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 626 AD</p> <p>GPS: 24°29'2.72"N 39°34'43.17"E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/fustat-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/IbnAlAs.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Fustat Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Jami’ ‘Amr ibn al-‘As</p> <p>Country: Egypt</p> <p>City: Fustat</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 21 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 642 AD</p> <p>GPS: 30° 0'38.74"N 31°13'54.09"E …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/dome-of-the-chain/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/DomeChain.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Dome of the Chain: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Dome of the Chain</p> <p>Country: Israel</p> <p>City: Jerusalem</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 55 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 674 AD</p> <p>GPS: 31.77785N 35.235808E</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/humeima-abbas-house/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/HumeimaHouse.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Humeima Abbas House: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Humeima Abbas House</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Humeima</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 80 AD</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 699</p> <p>GPS: 29°56'59.64"N 35°20'45.33"E</p> <p>Gibson Classification: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/seven-sleepers-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SevenSleepers.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Seven Sleepers Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>Mosque Name:</strong> Seven Sleepers Cave Mosque</p> <p><strong>Country:</strong> Jordan</p> <p><strong>City:</strong> Amman</p> <p><strong>Year of construction (AH)</strong>: unknown</p> <p><strong>Year of construction (AD)</strong>: 7th Century</p> <p><strong>GPS:</strong> 31°53'56.14"N 35°58'25.81"E</p> <p><strong>Gibson …</strong></p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/jerash-umayyad-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/JerashMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Jerash Umayyad Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Jerash Umayyad Mosque</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Jerash</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 105</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 725</p> <p>GPS: 32°16'44.96"N 35°53'28.71"E</p> <p>Gibson Classification:: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/aqaba-umayyad-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/AqabaMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Aqaba Umayyad Mosque : </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Aqaba Umayyad Mosque</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Aqaba</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): unknown</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 650</p> <p>GPS: 29°31'52.06"N 35° 0'1.91"E</p> <p>Gibson Classification: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/qasr-mushash-complex/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/Mushash.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Qasr Mushash complex: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Qasr Mushash</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Desert Castle</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): unknown</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 7th century</p> <p>GPS: 31°48'47.90"N 36°18'56.93"E</p> <p>Gibson …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/qasr-el-baij/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/ElBaij.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Qasr El-Bai’j: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Qasr El-Bai’j</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Desert Castle</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): pre-Islam</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 410</p> <p>GPS: 32°22'7.32"N 36°20'33.28"E</p> <p>Gibson Classification: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/um-jemal-castellum/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/JemalCastellum.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Qasr Um Jemal & Congregational Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Qasr Um Jemal & Congregational Mosque</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Um Jemal</p> <p>Year of construction (AH):</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 7th century</p> <p>GPS: 32°19'29.56"N 32°19'29.56"N …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/kathisma-church/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/Kathisma.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Kathisma Church: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Kathisma Church</p> <p>Country: Israel</p> <p>City: Bethlehem</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 8th century</p> <p>GPS: 31°44'21.74"N 35°12'46.99"E</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/sanaa-great-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SanaaMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Sana'a Great Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Great Mosque</p> <p>Country: Yemen</p> <p>City: Ṣanʿā</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 86 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 705 AD</p> <p>GPS: 15°21'11.28"N 44°12'54.80"E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/khirbat-al-minya/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/KhirbatalMinya.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Khirbat al Minya: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Khirbat al Minya</p> <p>Country: Israel</p> <p>City: Khirbat al Minya</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 87 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 706 AD</p> <p>GPS: 32°51'56.40"N 35°32'11.72"E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/tarik-khana-mosque-1/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/TarikKhana.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Tarik Khana Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Masjid Tarik Khana</p> <p>Country: Iran</p> <p>City: Damghan</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 89 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 708 AD</p> <p>GPS: 36.164323 54.354392</p> <p>ArchNet: <a href="http://archnet.org/sites/1605">http://archnet.org/sites/1605 …</a></p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/al-aqsa-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/AlAqsaMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Al Aqsa Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Al Aqsa Mosque</p> <p>Country: Israel</p> <p>City: Jerusalem</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 90 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 709 AD</p> <p>GPS: 31°46'32.63"N 35°14'8.27"E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/um-al-walid/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/UmWalidMosqueBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Um Al Walid: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Um Al Walid</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Um Walid</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 93 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 712 AD</p> <p>GPS: 31.646810 35.899799</p> <p>West Qasr: Gibson Classification: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/khirbit-al-mufjar-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/KhirbatMufjar.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Khirbit al Mafjar Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Khirbit al Mufjar</p> <p>Country: Israel</p> <p>City: Jericho</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 95 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 714 AD</p> <p>GPS: 31°53'9.86"N 35°27'32.56"E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/anjar-palace-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/AnjarMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Anjar Palace Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Anjar Palace Mosque</p> <p>Country: Lebanon</p> <p>City: Anjar</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 95 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 714 AD</p> <p>GPS: 33°43'55.23"N 35°56'1.79"E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/aleppo-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/AleppoMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Aleppo Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Jami’a al Umawi al Kabir</p> <p>Country: Syria</p> <p>City: Aleppo</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 96 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 715 AD</p> <p>GPS: 36.199492°N 37.156911°E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/sayh-ramdah-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/BowsharMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Sayh Ramdah Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Sayh Ramdah Mosque</p> <p>Country: Oman</p> <p>City: Bowshar</p> <p>Year of construction: unknown</p> <p>GPS: 23°32'36.06"N N 58°23'54.99"E</p> <p>Original Qibla: Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: never</p> <h3 id="for-a-link-to-the-qibla-tool-click-here"><a href="/explore/founding_of_islam/qibla-tool/">For a Link …</a></h3> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/ibra-qiblatain-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/IbraMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Ibra Qiblatain Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Ibra Qiblatain Mosque</p> <p>Country: Oman</p> <p>City: Ibra</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): unknown</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 8th century</p> <p>GPS: 22.701938° 58.527554°</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/sawaf-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SawafMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Sawaf Old Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Sawafa Mosque</p> <p>Country: Iraq</p> <p>City: Erbil</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): unknown</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 8th century</p> <p>GPS: 36.183528 44.003195</p> <p>Original Qibla: Unknown - the yard faces …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/bibi-samarkand-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SamarkandMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Bibi Samarkand Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Bibi Samarkand</p> <p>Country: Uzbekistan</p> <p>City: Samarkand</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): unknown</p> <p>GPS: 39°39'38.39"N 66°58'49.57"E</p> <p>ArchNet: <a href="http://archnet.org/authorities/3928/sites/2464">http://archnet.org/authorities/3928/sites/2464 …</a></p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/massawa-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/MassawaBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Massawa Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name:</p> <p>Country: Eritrea</p> <p>City: Massawa</p> <p>Year of construction (CE): 600-699</p> <p>GPS: 15.611981 39.480632</p> <p>ArchNet:</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra (Jerusalem is very close as well)</p> <p>Rebuilt facing …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/siraf-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SirafBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Siraf Early Mosque: </h3> <br/> Mosque Name: Siraf Early Mosque <p>Country: Iran,</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 750 AD,</p> <p>GPS: 27.668227 52.331410,</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra,</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never</p> <h3 id="for-a-link-to-the-qibla-tool-click-here"><a href="/explore/founding_of_islam/qibla-tool/">For a Link to the Qibla …</a></h3> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/ali-shrine-najaf/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/ImamAliShrineBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Ali Shrine Najaf: </h3> <br/> <p>Name: The Shrine of Ali</p> <p>City: Najaf</p> <p>Country: Iraq</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 786</p> <p>GPS: 31.995885 44.314421</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra</p> <p>QIbla Direction: North of Petra, south of Jerusalem</p> <p>Rebuilt …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/husn-umayyad-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/HusnBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Husn Umayyad Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Husn Umayyad Mosque</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Hasn</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 600-699 CE</p> <p>GPS: 32.489716° 35.880004°</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Faces Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/al-mudhmar-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/MidhmarBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>al Mudhmar Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Al Midhmar Mosque</p> <p>Country: Oman</p> <p>City: Sahail</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 6</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 627</p> <p>GPS: 23.311637° 58.010857°</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Unknown</p> <p>Rebuilt facing …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/mansouri-great-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/TripoliMansouriBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Mansouri Great Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>Mosque Name:</strong> Country: The <strong>Monsouri Mosque of Tripoli</strong>, Lebanon is also known <strong>The Great Mosque of Tripoli</strong>.</p> <p><strong>City:</strong> Tripoli</p> <p><strong>GPS:</strong> 34.434520 35.842500</p> <p><strong>ArchNet:</strong> <a href="http://archnet.org/sites/1702">http://archnet.org/sites/1702</a></p> <p><strong>Gibson …</strong></p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/sultan-yaqub-tomb/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SultanYacoubBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Sultan Yaqub Tomb: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>Mosque Name:</strong> Sultan Yaʿqūb Tomb</p> <p><strong>Country:</strong> Lebanon</p> <p><strong>City:</strong> Sultan Yaʿqūb</p> <p><strong>GPS:</strong> 33.644314, 35.859838</p> <p><strong>Gibson Classificaton:</strong> Petra</p> <p><strong>Rebuilt facing Mecca:</strong> never</p> <br/> <p><strong>Description:</strong></p> <p><strong>Who was Sultan Yaʿqūb?</strong></p> <p>Uncovering …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/sultan-yaqub-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/YacoubMosqueBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Sultan Yaqub Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>Mosque Name:</strong> Sultan Yacoub</p> <p><strong>Country:</strong> Lebanon</p> <p><strong>City:</strong> Sultan Yacoub</p> <p><strong>GPS:</strong> 33.644409, 35.859977</p> <p><strong>Gibson Classification:</strong> Petra</p> <p><strong>Rebuilt facing Mecca:</strong> never</p> <h3 id="for-a-link-to-the-qibla-tool-click-here"><a href="/explore/founding_of_islam/qibla-tool/">For a Link to the Qibla Tool Click Here …</a></h3> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/malek-mosque-zoozan-iran/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/ZoozanIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Malek Mosque, Zoozan Iran: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Malek Mosque</p> <p>Country: Iran</p> <p>City: ZooZan</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 780</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 160</p> <p>GPS: 34.355441 59.876897</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/ulugh-beg-madrassa/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/UlughBegIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Ulugh Beg Madrasa: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Ulugh Beg Madrasa</p> <p>Country: Uzbekistan</p> <p>City: Samarqand</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 1420</p> <p>GPS: 39.654781° 66.975731°</p> <p>ArchNet: <a href="https://archnet.org/sites/2123">https://archnet.org/sites/2123</a></p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/the-kaba-1/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/MeccaIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Ka'ba: </h3> <p><strong>The Ka’ba</strong></p> <p>The Ka’ba in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is the center of the Islamic world today. It’s roots go back into the early days of Islamic history. Despite this the very …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/odigram-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/OdigramIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Odigram Mosque: </h3> <br/> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Odigram Mosque</p> <p>Country: Pakistan</p> <p>City: Raja Gir</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 440</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 1048</p> <p>GPS: 34.743141 72.314213</p> <p>Qibla Direction: 273</p> <p>Gibson …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/nimes-graveyard/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/NimesIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Nimes Graveyard: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Nimes Graveyard</p> <p>Country: France</p> <p>City: Nimes</p> <p>Year of Burials: 800 - 900:</p> <p>GPS: 43.833353 4.351409</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Parallel</p> <h3 id="for-a-link-to-the-qibla-tool-click-here"><a href="/explore/founding_of_islam/qibla-tool/">For a Link to the Qibla Tool Click Here</a></h3> <br/> <p><strong>Description: …</strong></p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/beer-karkom/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/BeerKarkomIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Be'er Karkom: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Be’er Karkom - Two Open-Air Mosques</p> <p>Country: Negev</p> <p>City: Rural, Negev Highlands</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 700-799</p> <p>Be’er Karkom1 GPS: 30.289766 34.766608</p> <p>Gibson …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/samra-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SamraIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Samra Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Khirbet Samra Mosque</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Samra, Mufraq Province</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 600-699</p> <p>GPS: 32.180045 36.162585</p> <p>Gibson Classification:: Petra 198</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/hubras-umayyad-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/HubrasIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Hubras Umayyad Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Ḥubrāṣ Umayyad Mosque</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Ḥubrāṣ</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 700-799 AD</p> <p>GPS: 32.672086, 35.841391</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Between</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/hamman-assarah-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/HammamSarahIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Hammam asSarah Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Hammam as-Sarah Mosque</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: near Hallabat</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 700 - 799</p> <p>GPS: 32.083627, 36.36301</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra Qibla, 193, Harremoes measurment: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/suf-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SufIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Suf Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Masjid ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Suf</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 68 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 687 AD</p> <p>GPS: 32.31528, 35.83889</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra, …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/rajun/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/RajumIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Rajum: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Rajum Qasr and Mosque</p> <p>also known as: Rujm al-Kursī</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Amman</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 600-699</p> <p>GPS: 31.970292° 35.838694°</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Mosque Qibla: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/hayan-mishref/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/HayarMishrefIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Hayan Mishref: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Hayan Mishref</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Mufraq Governate</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 700-799</p> <p>GPS: 32.267299° 36.153612°</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: never …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/sabata/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/SabataIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Sabata: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Khirbet Sabata (Sabta)</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Sabata</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 600-699</p> <p>GPS: 32.292694 35.851925</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra 187°</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/azraq-qasr/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/AzraqMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Azraq Qasr: </h3> <br/> <p>Name: Qasr Azraq</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Azraq</p> <p>GPS: 31.880208 36.827282</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never</p> <p>Mosque: The mosque faces the Between Qibla</p> <h3 id="for-a-link-to-the-qibla-tool-click-here"><a href="https://cocky-lumiere-5ba9d1.netlify.app/explore/founding_of_islam/qibla-tool/">For a Link to the Qibla …</a></h3> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/jerash-small-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/JerashSmIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Jerash Small Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Jerash Small Mosque</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Jerash</p> <p>Year of construction (CE): 700-799</p> <p>GPS: 32.281250° 35.892972°</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never</p> <br/> <p><strong>Description: …</strong></p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/maqam-zayid-ibn-ali/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/RabbaMaqamIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Maqam Zayid ibn Ali: </h3> <p>Mosque Name: Maqam of Zayd ibn Ali</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Rabat, Moab</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 740</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 122</p> <p>GPS: 31.268628 35.743585</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt: 1566 …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/mutah-qasr-and-tomb/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/JafarBodyIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Mu'tah Qasr and Tomb: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Mu’tah Qasr and Tomb of Zayid ibn Ali</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Mu’tah</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 740</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 122</p> <p>GPS: 31.089892 35.708814</p> <p>Gibson …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/rashidiya/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/QasrRashadiyaIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Rashidiya: </h3> This Jordanian Umayyad Qasr has been divided in two by a modern road. It faced Petra. There is a modern mosque beside it. </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/beidha-mosques/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/BeidhaIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Beidha Mosques: </h3> <p><br/><br/></p> <p><strong>Mosque 1</strong></p> <p>Mosque Name: Umm Qussa Mosque 1</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Baidha (near Petra)</p> <p>Year of construction (CE): 800-899</p> <p>GPS: 30.374861 35.454722</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Mecca</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong></p> <p>Plan: A …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/xianxian-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/XianXianIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Xian Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Xian Great Mosque</p> <p>Country: China</p> <p>City: Guangzhou</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 8</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 629 (742)</p> <p>GPS: 23.148262 23.148262</p> <p>Archnet: <a href="https://www.archnet.org/sites/3973">https://www.archnet.org/sites/3973 …</a></p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/gaza-mosques/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/GazaIcon.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Gaza Mosques: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>Mosque Name: Gaza Great Mosque (Congregational)</strong></p> <p>Country: Palestine</p> <p>City: Gaza</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 14</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 635</p> <p>GPS: 31.504283 34.464567</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/maan-qasr/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/Ma%27an%20Qasr%20Buldozed.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Maan Qasr: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Ma’an Qasr</p> <p>Country: Jordan</p> <p>City: Ma’an</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 700-750</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 81-133</p> <p>GPS: 30.204225 35.789630</p> <p>Gibson Classification: Petra</p> <p>Rebuilt …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/dura-europos-rashadun-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/DuraSign.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Dura Europos Mosques: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Dura Europos Mosques</p> <p>Country: Iraq</p> <p>City: Dura Europos</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 700 - 800</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 81-183</p> <p><strong>Mosque 1: Rashidun</strong></p> <p>GPS: 34.751142 40.729486</p> <p>Gibson …</p> </div> </a> </section> </div> </div> </div><div id="footer"> <div class="content"> <section> <h3 id="about-us">About Us</h3> <ul class="sections"> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/about/">Who are we?</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/copyright/">Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/contact/">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/termsofuse/">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/privacy/">Privacy, Cookies & Ad Policies</a></li> </ul> </section> <section> <h3 id="join-us">Join Us</h3> <ul class="sections"> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/members/about/">About Membership</a></li> </ul> </section> <section> <h3 id="main-sections">Main Sections</h3> <ul class="sections"> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/explore/">Explore</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/travel/">Travel</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/shop/">Shop</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/canbooks/">Canbooks</a></li> </ul> </section> </div> <div id="bottom"> <p><strong>Nabataea.net</strong> Copyright © 2000 - 2020</p> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/configcat-js@latest/dist/configcat.min.js"></script> <script src="/js/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script> <script src="/js/jquery.fancybox.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/primary-bundle.min.js?version=md5-o0mVd6Zhn42ZDtXKAu5CfQ%3d%3d"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> document.getElementById('search_toggle').addEventListener("click", function(e){ e.preventDefault(); 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