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Pe·tra AHD[pēʹtrə, pĕtʹrə] D.J.[ˈpiːtrə, ˈpetrə]K.K.[ˈpitrə, ˈpɛtrə]NONE（无词性）  Petracarved from sandstone, the façade of the Treasury at Petra is over 130 feet high- An ancient ruined city of Edom in present-day southwest Jordan. It flourished as a trade center from the 4th centuryb.c. until its capture by the Romans in a.d. 106. The city was taken by Moslems in the 7th century and by Crusaders in the 12th century. The ruins of the "rose-red city" were discovered in 1812. 佩特拉：埃多姆王国的一个古代城市废墟，位于现在的约旦西南。从公元前 4世纪直到 公元 106年被罗马人占领，它一直是一个繁华的贸易中心。7世纪被穆斯林人统治，12世纪又被十字军统治。这座“紫红色的城市”的废墟于1812年被发现
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