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October 20, 2000
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Located in what is now Jordan, this ancient city and archaeological site is now a popular tourist destination. The city's name comes from a Greek word meaning "rock," because it was carved out of craggy rocks about 800 B.C. The city prospered as the capital city of the Nabataean, an ancient Arab tribe, from 400 B.C. to ...

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