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6 unusual facts about Petra


Alfred von Domaszewski

With philologist Rudolf Ernst Brünnow (1858-1917) he provided a comprehensive analysis and map of the ancient city of Petra.

Arabian-Nubian Shield

This is exposed in spectacular cliffs like the site of Petra in Jordan.

Christmas Rock Night

Since then it has expanded to a two- to three-day event which regularly draws international artists such as P.O.D., Disciple, Savior Machine, Petra, Bride, and Split Level.

Emmet Gowin

He traveled there over the next three years and took a series of photographs of the archaeological site at Petra.

Manāt

She was known by the cognate name Manawat to the Nabataeans of Petra, who equated her with the Graeco-Roman goddess Nemesis, and she was considered the wife of Hubal.

The Third Chimpanzee

Examples include Easter Island and the ruins of Petra, both of which were the result of deforestation resulting in desertification.


Abreu Camp

Jesus Gil Abreu and his wife Petra, a daughter of Carlos Beaubien, established the Abreu settlement shortly after Lucien Maxwell's departure from the area in 1857; in addition to a successful ranch, the family operated a store and cantina at which travelers on their way to Santa Fe could stop for refreshment and materials.

Biblical Mount Sinai

The valley in which Petra resides is known as the Wadi Musa, meaning valley of Moses, and at the entrance to the Siq is the Ain Musa, meaning spring of Moses; the 13th century Arab chronicler Numari stated was Ain Musa was the location where Moses had brought water from the ground, by striking it with his rod.

Bob Hartman

After Petra's retirement, Hartman started working with former Petra singer, John Schlitt, as II Guys from Petra in an album which was released in January 26, 2007 titled Vertical Expressions.

Branislav Nušić

Born Alkibijad Nuša (Aromanian: Alchiviadi al Nuşa) in Belgrade, Principality of Serbia to a well-off family in a house located in Kralja Petra Street that has since been demolished (today, the National Bank of Serbia building is located in that spot).

Cathedral High School, Bangalore

Artists performing include Hariprasad Chaurasia, S. P. Balasubramanyam, Usha Uthup, Ke Jun (of the Chinese Opera), the National Dance Company of Ireland, the Shillong International Chamber Choir, The Chariot, Petra (the Grammy award winning gospel rock band from the U.S.A.), ABBA revival group Björn Again, Grammy-nominee Enoch Fernando and Hariharan.

Chasing Vermeer

Calder Pillay is derived from the artist Alexander Calder and Petra Andalee was inspired by the architecture in Petra, Jordan.

Set in Hyde Park, Chicago near the University of Chicago, the novel follows two children, Calder Pillay and Petra Andalee.

Clementi Secondary School

Prof. Sau Lan Wu, Physicist, Enrico Fermi and Vilas Professor of Physics at University of Wisconsin-Madison and winner of 1995 High Energy and Particle Physics Prize of the European Physical Society for "the first evidence for three-jet events in e+e- collisions at PETRA"

Dani Martín

He was also added as an actor in theatrical works and in TV series such as Countdown, Al salir de clase, Policías, en el corazón de la calle, Raquel busca su sitio, Petra Delicado, 7 vidas, Hospital Central, Los hombres de Paco and a small role in the movie Broken Embraces, directed by Pedro Almodóvar.

David Markham

Their daughters are Sonia (illustrator), Kika (born 1940, actress, widow of actor Corin Redgrave), Petra (born 1947, actress) and Jehane, married to actor Roger Lloyd-Pack.

Dustin Poirier

Poirier is one of the subjects of the documentary Fightville by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker, which examines the mixed martial arts scene in southern Louisiana.

Francina Díaz Mestre

Amongst those are Fernanda Tavares, Tiiu Kuik, Jeísa Chiminazzo, Petra Kvapilova, María Reyes, Vanessa de Assis, Cintia Dicker, Cristina Guillén, Nicole Jonnel, Mike Nock, Jason and Laszlo.

Giovanni Battista Montano

Baalbek, Petra, Sabratha and Leptis Magna are the finest examples of the late Imperial architecture in the Eastern Empire admired by Borromini.

GR 20

Northern part: Calenzana - Ortu di Piobbu or Bonifatu (alternative route) - Carozzu - Asco Stagnu - Tighjettu - Ciottulu di I Mori (or Castel de Vergio) - Manganu - Petra Piana - L'Onda - Vizzavona

Hauara

This Hauara, situated between Aila and Petra, is certainly distinct from the Hauara of Stephen of Byzantium, the leuke kome of the Greeks, a harbour of the Red Sea; but it has been impossible to discover its location.

Lonnie Chapin

He helped record some of the bass for Petra's second praise album, Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus.

Lou Gramm

In April 1997, two months after providing vocals for Christian rock band Petra's Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus, and on the eve the band was to leave for a Japan tour, Gramm was diagnosed with a type of brain tumor called a craniopharyngioma.

Louie Weaver

Weaver is now touring with Classic Petra and has been re-united with his old friends from the original line-up of Petra: Bob Hartman, Greg X. Volz, John Lawry and Mark Kelly, having recorded Back to the Rock in 2010, his first studio album with the Classic Petra lineup since Beat the System in 1984.

Love in Perth

Starring Gita Gutawa, Derby Romero, Petra Sihombing, and Michella Putri, it tells the story of Lola, an Indonesian student studying in Perth, Australia, who falls in love with another Indonesian student, Dhani.

Mihr-Mihroe

He relieved the siege of Petra and reinforced its garrison, but lacking supplies for his army, he was forced to withdraw to Dvin in Persian Armenia, leaving behind some 3,000 men garrisoning Petra and further 5,000 under Phabrizus to keep the supply route open.

Mubarak Dohak

Y.T.M. Dato' Haji Mubarak bin Dohak, formally known as Dato' Shah Bandar, DTNS (born 11 November 1961 at Pantai, Seremban), is the 16th and current Dato' Klana Petra Sri Jaya (or Undang) of Luak Sungai Ujong, one of the traditional states of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Pengkalan Chepa

They are the Kota Bharu Teachers' College, Darulnaim College of Technology (KTD), Maktab Rendah Sains Mara Kota Bharu, and Sekolah Menengah Sains Kelantan (now named Sekolah Menengah Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, after Kelantan's regent).

Petra Banović

Petra Banović (born November 10, 1979 in Zagreb) is a freestyle and medley swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Sydney 2000.

Petra Begerow

Petra Begerow (born 14 April 1975 in Bad Kreuznach) is a German professional tennis player.

Petra discography

Also released in March 2007 was a duet project by John Schlitt and Bob Hartman entitled Vertical Expressions, under the band name II Guys From Petra.

Petra Hammesfahr

Petra Hammesfahr (born 10 May 1951 in Titz, North Rhine-Westphalia) is an acclaimed German crime writer, winner of several awards including the Crime Prize of Wiesbaden and Rhineland Literary Prize.

Petra Hultgren

Petra Cecilia Alexandra Hultgren (born 21 April 1972, in Värmdö, Stockholm County) is a Swedish actress.

Petra Rohrmann

Petra Rohrmann (born 30 July 1962 in Zella-Mehlis, Thuringia) was an East German cross country skier who competed from 1983 to 1984.

Petra Špalková

Petra Špalková (born 21 February 1975 in Brno) is a Czech actress.

Petra White

Petra conducted readings and workshops at many venues throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland including the Bealtaine Festival in Dublin, Laurel Villa in Magherafelt and Writers' Week at Listowel.

Pigg

Alexandra Pigg (born 1962), British actress who first came to prominence as Petra Taylor in the TV soap opera Brookside

Rachel Haden

In 2004 Rachel, along with her sisters Petra and Tanya, recorded a set of traditional country songs as The Haden Triplets with their longtime friend and former Dieselhed member Zac Holtzman, currently of the band Dengue Fever.

Rob Frazier

After Petra, Frazier embarked in a solo career releasing several albums, as well as frequently collaborating with Steve Camp.

Sasha Behar

Her theatre credits include The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and The Island Princess, Eastward Ho and The Malcontent, with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Sekolah Menengah Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra

Sekolah Menengah Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra or SMSTMFP is a premier government-funded secondary boarding school (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) in Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia.

Simon Tong

As a producer Simon has worked with Petra Jean Phillipson, Duke Garwood, Samatha Marais and Indigo Moss.

SPring-8

Together with the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory in the United States, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France and PETRA at DESY in Hamburg, Germany, it is one of the four large (beam energy greater than 5 GeV) synchrotron radiation facilities in the world.

Sultan Ismail Petra Airport

9 (Cityliner): Kota Bharu Central Bus Station - Sabak via Sultan Ismail Petra Airport.

Sultan Ismail Petra Bridge

Sultan Ismail Petra Bridge or Jambatan Sultan Ismail Petra (Jawi: جمبتن سلطان اسماعيل ڤيترا) is a second bridge in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia crossing Kelantan River after Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge.

Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge

Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge or Jambatan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jawi: جمبتن سلطان يحي ڤيترا) is a major bridge in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia crossing Kelantan River.

Taxi 3

Detective Emilien's wife, Petra, has just announced that she's pregnant and taxi driver Daniel (Samy Naceri) is in the midst of a relationship crisis.

The Haden Triplets

The Haden triplets, Petra, Tanya and Rachel, (born October 11, 1971 in New York City), are musicians who have performed individually in bands and together.

Vitamin S

Whenever the opportunity arises Vitamin S also hosts workshops with international improvisers such as Susie Ibarra (New York), Eric Boeren (Holland), Manon-Liu Winter, Heinz-Peter Lindshalm/Petra Stump (Vienna), DJ Olive (NY), Mathieu Werchowski (France), The Necks (Australia/Europe), Mark Trayle (USA), The Thing and Experimenta (Argentina).

When Night Is Falling

When a carnival subsequently comes to town, Camille is confused by her unexpected lesbian attraction to Petra (Rachael Crawford), a sexy, free-spirited circus performer.

William Timym

These include a statue of Blue Peters dog Petra, a lion bust at Gloucester's Nature in Art museum, a lifesize Sumatran white rhino at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Canterbury and a 15 ft elephant fountain at Saint Louis Zoo.


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