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The map was published in the magazine Histoire Le Monde National Geographic n 10 .
In the article "The gods of the desert".
Erected in the heart of the desert, the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom practiced a singular religion, related to the role of this cosmopolitan city of caravans where cults and deities from all backgrounds are collected
ON THE CARAVAN ROUTE
PETRA water supply was provided by five sources and by rain. This water, that the Nabataeans stored in tanks, contributed to its
fortune. In fact, the city became a compulsory passage of caravans to crossed the deserts of Arabia and Syria. Responsible for exotic products
(myrrh, spices, silk, incense,...) for the countries of the Mediterranean, should be pay high taxes to the Nabataeans to cross its territory.
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