Nabataean Kingdom: Location and Origin

Vocabulary flashcards covering the origin, settlement, geographic boundaries, and historical connections of the Nabataean Kingdom.

Nabataeans

An Arab tribe that migrated from the Arabian Peninsula and settled in southern Jordan around the sixth century BC (Iron Age).

Edomites

The group that originally inhabited areas such as Petra, Buseirah, and Khirbet edh-Dharih, indicating a cultural and linguistic connection with the Nabataeans who later settled there.

Sixth Century BC

The approximate time period (during the Iron Age) when the Nabataeans settled in southern Jordan after migrating from the Arabian Peninsula.

Mada'in Salih

The southern limit of the Nabataean Kingdom's geographical extension.

Damascus

The northern limit of the Nabataean Kingdom's geographical extension.

Wadi Sirhan

The eastern limit of the Nabataean Kingdom's geographical extension.

Gaza

The western limit of the Nabataean Kingdom's geographical extension, located on the Mediterranean coast.

Petra, Buseirah, and Khirbet edh-Dharih

Specific sites where archaeological excavations showed Nabataean settlement in regions previously inhabited by Edomites.