Nabataean Culture:
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 …
Q&A #03 Moving the Black Rock:
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How did Ibn Zubayr pick today’s Mecca as a place to move the Black Rock? How did he get so many people to move from Petra? How did they feed them? Dan Gibson …
The Price of Honor:
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 …
The Camel and the Nabataeans:
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 …
Water Collection:
The Nabataeans greatest accomplishment was probably their system of water management. They developed a system to collect rainwater using water channels, pipes, and underground cisterns. Added to this, …
PETRA: Water Works:
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.
Along the right hand side of the siq, clay water pipes …
PETRA: Al Sabra Suburb:
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 …
The Northern Desert Trek:
Crossing the trackless desert can be a life-threatening experience, if you do not know any sources of water. The ancient Nabataeans created routes through the desert by creating their own watering …
Khaybar:
For many centuries, the oasis at Khaybar was an important caravan stopping place. The center developed around a series of ancient dams that was built to hold back run-off water from the rain. Around …
Qasr Qastal:
Mosque Name: Qasr Qastal
Country: Jordan
City: Qastal
Year of construction (AH): 101 AH
Year of construction (AD): 720 AD
GPS: 31°44’45.68”N 35°56’23.24”E
Gibson …
