Dam in Petra

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One of the many dams comprised by the water management systems constructed by the Nabataeans in the Petra area in Jordan. The Nabataeans were known to master the knowledge of finding and managing water in the desert, partly due to their ingenuity in engineering water accumulation structures like cisterns, water holes and dams

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Size: 6070px × 4032px
Location: Petra, Jordan
Photo credit: © Gabriel Rif / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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