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Arabia Petraea

American  
[pi-tree-uh] / pɪˈtri ə /

noun

  1. an ancient division of Arabia, in the NW part.


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A similar revolution appears to have occurred in Arabia Petraea.

From The Earth as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh

It penetrates into Arabia Petraea in a N.N.E. direction, from 28 deg. to 29 deg.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

In 1850 he went to Egypt where he learnt Arabic, afterwards visiting Arabia Petraea.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

This cape forms the tip of Arabia Petraea, which lies between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter

Trajan also annexed to the Empire Arabia Petraea, which afforded an important route between Egypt and Syria.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Robert Franklin Pennell

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