Nabataean Kingdom
Nabataean Kingdom 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈 | |||||||||||||
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| 3rd century BC–106 AD | |||||||||||||
The Nabataean Kingdom at its greatest extent | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Petra 30°19′43″N 35°26′31″E / 30.3286°N 35.4419°E | ||||||||||||
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| Religion | Nabataean religion | ||||||||||||
| Demonym | Nabataean | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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| Historical era | Antiquity | ||||||||||||
• Established | 3rd century BC | ||||||||||||
• Conquered by the Roman Empire | 106 AD | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Nabataean Denarius | ||||||||||||
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The Nabataean Kingdom (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈, romanized: Nabāṭū), also named Nabatea (/ˌnæbəˈtiːə/) was a political state of the Nabataean Arabs during classical antiquity. The Nabataean Kingdom stretched south along the Tihamah into the Hejaz, up as far north as Damascus, which it controlled for a short period (85–71 BC). Nabatea controlled many of the trade routes in the region and 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 to Arabia Petraea.