Nabataean Kingdom
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The Nabataean Kingdom (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈 Nabāṭū), also named Nabatea (/ˌnæbəˈtiːə/), was a political state of the Nabataeans during classical antiquity.
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Nabataean Kingdom 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈 | |||||||||||||
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3rd century BC–106 AD | |||||||||||||
Capital | Petra 30.3286°N 35.4419°E / 30.3286; 35.4419 | ||||||||||||
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Religion | Nabataean religion | ||||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Nabataean | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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Historical era | Antiquity | ||||||||||||
• Established | 3rd century BC | ||||||||||||
90 BC | |||||||||||||
• Conquered by the Roman Empire | 106 AD | ||||||||||||
Currency | Nabataean Denarius | ||||||||||||
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The Nabataean Kingdom controlled many of the trade routes of the region, amassing large wealth and drawing the envy of its neighbors. It stretched south along the Tihamah into the Hejaz, up as far north as Damascus, which it controlled for a short period (85–71 BC).
Nabataea remained an independent political entity from the mid-3rd century BC until it was annexed in AD 106 by the Roman Empire, which renamed it Arabia Petraea.