12. Petra, Jordan
Strategically positioned between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea, Petra acted as the capital of the Nabataean caravanning kingdom from around the 6th century BC. Later absorbed by the Roman Empire and finally abandoned in the 2nd century AD following a catastrophic earthquake that crippled its advanced water management system, the desert city carved from rose-red limestone remains one of the world's most important archaeological sites.
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