Database: Dadanite/Lihyanite & Nabataean Civilizations - Revision history

Soranin at 06:21, 10 May 2026

2026-05-10T06:21:42Z

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	Even today, it is challenging to clearly identify the chronology of the different authorities that dominated the [[Al-Ula\|AlUla]] region during the first millennium BCE. First, there was the Kingdom of Dadan, which began developing a settlement center already established at Dadan. Around 500 or 400 BCE, the Kingdom of {{Wiki\|Lihyan}} seems to have come to power, further aggrandizing Dadan as its capital. Both kingdoms took advantage of the exceptional location on the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Incense ~~trade route~~\|incense road}} to connect southern [[Arabia]] to the [[Levant]], [[Egypt]], and [[Mesopotamia]]. The Lihyanites also developed a remarkable culture. In addition to the local {{Wiki\|Dadanitic}} script used to engrave and carve hundreds of inscriptions in [[stone]] across the area, impressive colossal statues were carved in a local sculptural style. It is uncertain when and how the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Nabataean Kingdom}}, whose capital was at [[Petra (city)\|Petra]] located in present-day [[Jordan]], took control of the AlUla region, but it established its regional authority at ~~{{Wiki\|~~Hegra}}, located about 20 km north of Dadan, by the middle of the 1st century BCE Nabataean wealth also relied on long-distance trade, and its culture adopted and adapted various external influences, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and [[Greece]]. Its craftsmen carved the magnificent tombs from the sandstone outcrops of Hegra. Although the Nabataean Kingdom was {{Wiki\|Arabia Petraea\|annexed}} by the [[Roman Empire]] in 106 CE, Nabataean culture thrived for centuries after.		Even today, it is challenging to clearly identify the chronology of the different authorities that dominated the [[Al-Ula\|AlUla]] region during the first millennium BCE. First, there was the Kingdom of Dadan, which began developing a settlement center already established at Dadan. Around 500 or 400 BCE, the Kingdom of {{Wiki\|Lihyan}} seems to have come to power, further aggrandizing Dadan as its capital. Both kingdoms took advantage of the exceptional location on the [[Incense Road\|incense road]] to connect southern [[Arabia]] to the [[Levant]], [[Egypt]], and [[Mesopotamia]]. The Lihyanites also developed a remarkable culture. In addition to the local {{Wiki\|Dadanitic}} script used to engrave and carve hundreds of inscriptions in [[stone]] across the area, impressive colossal statues were carved in a local sculptural style. It is uncertain when and how the [[Nabataean Kingdom]], whose capital was at [[Petra (city)\|Petra]] located in present-day [[Jordan]], took control of the AlUla region, but it established its regional authority at [[Hegra]], located about 20 km north of Dadan, by the middle of the 1st century BCE Nabataean wealth also relied on long-distance trade, and its culture adopted and adapted various external influences, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and [[Greece]]. Its craftsmen carved the magnificent tombs from the sandstone outcrops of Hegra. Although the Nabataean Kingdom was {{Wiki\|Arabia Petraea\|annexed}} by the [[Roman Empire]] in 106 CE, Nabataean culture thrived for centuries after.
	[[Category:Database: AlUla]]		[[Category:Database: AlUla]]
	{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadanite/Lihyanite & Nabataean Civilizations}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadanite/Lihyanite & Nabataean Civilizations}}

Soranin at 19:31, 2 May 2026

2026-05-02T19:31:51Z

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	Even today, it is challenging to clearly identify the chronology of the different authorities that dominated the [[Al-Ula\|AlUla]] region during the first millennium BCE. First, there was the Kingdom of Dadan, which began developing a settlement center already established at Dadan. Around 500 or 400 BCE, the Kingdom of {{Wiki\|Lihyan}} seems to have come to power, further aggrandizing Dadan as its capital. Both kingdoms took advantage of the exceptional location on the {{Wiki\|Incense trade route\|incense road}} to connect southern [[Arabia]] to the [[Levant]], [[Egypt]], and [[Mesopotamia]]. The Lihyanites also developed a remarkable culture. In addition to the local {{Wiki\|Dadanitic}} script used to engrave and carve hundreds of inscriptions in [[stone]] across the area, impressive colossal statues were carved in a local sculptural style. It is uncertain when and how the {{Wiki\|Nabataean Kingdom}}, whose capital was at [[Petra (city)\|Petra]] located in present-day [[Jordan]], took control of the AlUla region, but it established its regional authority at {{Wiki\|Hegra}}, located about 20 km north of Dadan, by the middle of the 1st century BCE Nabataean wealth also relied on long-distance trade, and its culture adopted and adapted various external influences, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and [[Greece]]. Its craftsmen carved the magnificent tombs from the sandstone outcrops of Hegra. Although the Nabataean Kingdom was {{Wiki\|Arabia Petraea\|annexed}} by the [[Roman Empire]] in 106 CE, Nabataean culture thrived for centuries after.		Even today, it is challenging to clearly identify the chronology of the different authorities that dominated the [[Al-Ula\|AlUla]] region during the first millennium BCE. First, there was the Kingdom of Dadan, which began developing a settlement center already established at Dadan. Around 500 or 400 BCE, the Kingdom of {{Wiki\|Lihyan}} seems to have come to power, further aggrandizing Dadan as its capital. Both kingdoms took advantage of the exceptional location on the {{Wiki\|Incense trade route\|incense road}} to connect southern [[Arabia]] to the [[Levant]], [[Egypt]], and [[Mesopotamia]]. The Lihyanites also developed a remarkable culture. In addition to the local {{Wiki\|Dadanitic}} script used to engrave and carve hundreds of inscriptions in [[stone]] across the area, impressive colossal statues were carved in a local sculptural style. It is uncertain when and how the {{Wiki\|Nabataean Kingdom}}, whose capital was at [[Petra (city)\|Petra]] located in present-day [[Jordan]], took control of the AlUla region, but it established its regional authority at {{Wiki\|Hegra}}, located about 20 km north of Dadan, by the middle of the 1st century BCE Nabataean wealth also relied on long-distance trade, and its culture adopted and adapted various external influences, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and [[Greece]]. Its craftsmen carved the magnificent tombs from the sandstone outcrops of Hegra. Although the Nabataean Kingdom was {{Wiki\|Arabia Petraea\|annexed}} by the [[Roman Empire]] in 106 CE, Nabataean culture thrived for centuries after.
	[[Category:Database: AlUla]]		[[Category:Database: AlUla]]
	{{DEFAULTSORT:~~Dadan~~ & ~~Nabatean Civilization~~}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadanite/Lihyanite & Nabataean Civilizations}}

Soranin: Soranin moved page Database: Dadan & Nabatean Civilization to Database: Dadanite/Lihyanite & Nabataean Civilizations

2026-05-02T19:29:45Z

Soranin moved page Database: Dadan & Nabatean Civilization to Database: Dadanite/Lihyanite & Nabataean Civilizations

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imported>Soranin at 20:05, 22 November 2025

2025-11-22T20:05:48Z

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	Even today, it is challenging to clearly identify the chronology of the different authorities that dominated the [[Al-Ula\|AlUla]] region during the first millennium BCE. First, there was the Kingdom of Dadan, which began developing a settlement center already established at Dadan. Around 500 or 400 BCE, the Kingdom of {{Wiki\|Lihyan}} seems to have come to power, further aggrandizing Dadan as its capital. Both kingdoms took advantage of the exceptional location on the {{Wiki\|Incense trade route\|incense road}} to connect southern [[Arabia]] to the [[Levant]], [[Egypt]], and [[Mesopotamia]]. The Lihyanites also developed a remarkable culture. In addition to the local {{Wiki\|Dadanitic}} script used to engrave and carve hundreds of inscriptions in [[stone]] across the area, impressive colossal statues were carved in a local sculptural style. It is uncertain when and how the {{Wiki\|Nabataean Kingdom}}, whose capital was at ~~{{Wiki~~\|Petra}} located in present-day [[Jordan]], took control of the AlUla region, but it established its regional authority at {{Wiki\|Hegra}}, located about 20 km north of Dadan, by the middle of the 1st century BCE Nabataean wealth also relied on long-distance trade, and its culture adopted and adapted various external influences, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and [[Greece]]. Its craftsmen carved the magnificent tombs from the sandstone outcrops of Hegra. Although the Nabataean Kingdom was {{Wiki\|Arabia Petraea\|annexed}} by the [[Roman Empire]] in 106 CE, Nabataean culture thrived for centuries after.		Even today, it is challenging to clearly identify the chronology of the different authorities that dominated the [[Al-Ula\|AlUla]] region during the first millennium BCE. First, there was the Kingdom of Dadan, which began developing a settlement center already established at Dadan. Around 500 or 400 BCE, the Kingdom of {{Wiki\|Lihyan}} seems to have come to power, further aggrandizing Dadan as its capital. Both kingdoms took advantage of the exceptional location on the {{Wiki\|Incense trade route\|incense road}} to connect southern [[Arabia]] to the [[Levant]], [[Egypt]], and [[Mesopotamia]]. The Lihyanites also developed a remarkable culture. In addition to the local {{Wiki\|Dadanitic}} script used to engrave and carve hundreds of inscriptions in [[stone]] across the area, impressive colossal statues were carved in a local sculptural style. It is uncertain when and how the {{Wiki\|Nabataean Kingdom}}, whose capital was at [[Petra (city)\|Petra]] located in present-day [[Jordan]], took control of the AlUla region, but it established its regional authority at {{Wiki\|Hegra}}, located about 20 km north of Dadan, by the middle of the 1st century BCE Nabataean wealth also relied on long-distance trade, and its culture adopted and adapted various external influences, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and [[Greece]]. Its craftsmen carved the magnificent tombs from the sandstone outcrops of Hegra. Although the Nabataean Kingdom was {{Wiki\|Arabia Petraea\|annexed}} by the [[Roman Empire]] in 106 CE, Nabataean culture thrived for centuries after.
	[[Category:Database: AlUla]]		[[Category:Database: AlUla]]
	{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadan & Nabatean Civilization}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadan & Nabatean Civilization}}

imported>Darman36: Seems "Incense Road" is slightly diff from "Silk Road"?

2025-11-19T07:00:05Z

Seems "Incense Road" is slightly diff from "Silk Road"?

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	Even today, it is challenging to clearly identify the chronology of the different authorities that dominated the AlUla region during the first millennium BCE. First, there was the Kingdom of Dadan, which began developing a settlement center already established at Dadan. Around 500 or 400 BCE, the Kingdom of Lihyan seems to have come to power, further aggrandizing Dadan as its capital. Both kingdoms took advantage of the exceptional location on the incense road to connect southern Arabia to the Levant, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. The Lihyanites also developed a remarkable culture. In addition to the local Dadanitic script used to engrave and carve hundreds of inscriptions in stone across the area, impressive colossal statues were carved in a local sculptural style. It is uncertain when and how the Nabataean Kingdom, whose capital was at Petra located in present-day Jordan, took control of the AlUla region, but it established its regional authority at Hegra, located about 20 km north of Dadan, by the middle of the 1st century BCE Nabataean wealth also relied on long-distance trade, and its culture adopted and adapted various external influences, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece. Its craftsmen carved the magnificent tombs from the sandstone outcrops of Hegra. Although the Nabataean Kingdom was annexed by the Roman Empire in 106 CE, Nabataean culture thrived for centuries after.		Even today, it is challenging to clearly identify the chronology of the different authorities that dominated the [[Al-Ula\|AlUla]] region during the first millennium BCE. First, there was the Kingdom of Dadan, which began developing a settlement center already established at Dadan. Around 500 or 400 BCE, the Kingdom of {{Wiki\|Lihyan}} seems to have come to power, further aggrandizing Dadan as its capital. Both kingdoms took advantage of the exceptional location on the {{Wiki\|Incense trade route\|incense road}} to connect southern [[Arabia]] to the [[Levant]], [[Egypt]], and [[Mesopotamia]]. The Lihyanites also developed a remarkable culture. In addition to the local {{Wiki\|Dadanitic}} script used to engrave and carve hundreds of inscriptions in [[stone]] across the area, impressive colossal statues were carved in a local sculptural style. It is uncertain when and how the {{Wiki\|Nabataean Kingdom}}, whose capital was at {{Wiki\|Petra}} located in present-day [[Jordan]], took control of the AlUla region, but it established its regional authority at {{Wiki\|Hegra}}, located about 20 km north of Dadan, by the middle of the 1st century BCE Nabataean wealth also relied on long-distance trade, and its culture adopted and adapted various external influences, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and [[Greece]]. Its craftsmen carved the magnificent tombs from the sandstone outcrops of Hegra. Although the Nabataean Kingdom was {{Wiki\|Arabia Petraea\|annexed}} by the [[Roman Empire]] in 106 CE, Nabataean culture thrived for centuries after.

	[[Category:Database: AlUla]]		[[Category:Database: AlUla]]
	{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadan & Nabatean Civilization}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadan & Nabatean Civilization}}

imported>Soranin: I know the original has the c in civilization as lowercase, but since it's the only entry that does something like it, i'm quite certain it's a typo

2025-11-19T03:54:45Z

I know the original has the c in civilization as lowercase, but since it's the only entry that does something like it, i'm quite certain it's a typo

Páàjì titun

{{Spoilerhd|18 February 2026|[[Valley of Memory]]}}
Even today, it is challenging to clearly identify the chronology of the different authorities that dominated the AlUla region during the first millennium BCE. First, there was the Kingdom of Dadan, which began developing a settlement center already established at Dadan. Around 500 or 400 BCE, the Kingdom of Lihyan seems to have come to power, further aggrandizing Dadan as its capital. Both kingdoms took advantage of the exceptional location on the incense road to connect southern Arabia to the Levant, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. The Lihyanites also developed a remarkable culture. In addition to the local Dadanitic script used to engrave and carve hundreds of inscriptions in stone across the area, impressive colossal statues were carved in a local sculptural style. It is uncertain when and how the Nabataean Kingdom, whose capital was at Petra located in present-day Jordan, took control of the AlUla region, but it established its regional authority at Hegra, located about 20 km north of Dadan, by the middle of the 1st century BCE Nabataean wealth also relied on long-distance trade, and its culture adopted and adapted various external influences, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece. Its craftsmen carved the magnificent tombs from the sandstone outcrops of Hegra. Although the Nabataean Kingdom was annexed by the Roman Empire in 106 CE, Nabataean culture thrived for centuries after.

[[Category:Database: AlUla]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadan & Nabatean Civilization}}