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Excavated world heritage places tagged “nabataean”

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Verified18 Widely accepted0 Contested0 Hypothetical0 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology0

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Ancient cities6 Archaeological wonders5 Hydraulic works5 Fortresses4 Rock-cut sites4

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🇯🇴Jordan11 🇮🇱Israel5 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia2

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Partially excavated12 Excavation ongoing3 Excavated2 Unexcavated1

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nabataean18 southern distri4 fortress3 unesco3 hydraulic2 jordan2 qanat2 rock cut

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Hydraulic works

Petra Siq Hydraulic Channel

Nabataean Hellenistic–Roman ~100 BCE–106 CE · Nabataean Arab (Hellenistic)

Siq slot-canyon's paired Nabataean canals and flood-tunnel still draining Petra's gorge.

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Rock-cut

Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs

Nabataean (1st c. BCE–1st c. CE; Treasury c.56 BCE Aretas IV) · Nabataean

Siq-end Treasury excavated by Horsfield 1929 and recent, empty tombs, annex row with loculi and triclinia.