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The Nabateans (Ancient People / Culture)

Quiet a lot about this on Wikipedia.
Idol worship was widespread throughout the Middle East in ancient times.
Even the Ka'aba has pagan origins prior to it being incorporated as a place of worship for Islam.

The front of that Nabatean structure in Mada'in shown in the video, is even more intricate than the front of the Nabatean Treasury in Petra, Jordan.
 
... The front of that Nabatean structure in Mada'in shown in the video, is even more intricate than the front of the Nabatean Treasury in Petra, Jordan.

That site (Madain Saleh, aka Hegra) is now being opened to general tourism for the first time.

This Smithsonian article provides an overview of the site / city and the little-understood Nabatean culture that created it (as well as Petra).
HEGRA, AN ANCIENT CITY IN SAUDI ARABIA UNTOUCHED FOR MILLENNIA, MAKES ITS PUBLIC DEBUT

In the scrub-speckled desert north of AlUla in Saudi Arabia, rocky outcrops and giant boulders the size of buildings, beautifully carved and with classical-style pediments and columns, poke out of the sands like divinely scattered seeds. As the sun sets, the dusty colors flare, revealing pockmarks and stains caused by rain, which has shaped these stones for millennia.

Once a thriving international trade hub, the archeological site of Hegra (also known as Madain Saleh) has been left practically undisturbed for almost 2,000 years. But now for the first time, Saudi Arabia has opened the site to tourists. Astute visitors will notice that the rock-cut constructions at Hegra look similar to its more famous sister site of Petra, a few hundred miles to the north in Jordan. Hegra was the second city of the Nabataean kingdom, but Hegra does much more than simply play second fiddle to Petra: it could hold the key to unlocking the secrets of an almost-forgotten ancient civilization. ...

FULL STORY:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/trav...r-millennia-makes-its-public-debut-180976361/
 
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