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Petria (brachiopod)
Petra is the Nabataean kingdom capital's archeological site, carved in the desert rock of (Trans)Jordan. Petra, PETRA or Petria may also refer to : Places and jurisdictions Mediterranean Greece * Petra (Corinthia), a town of ancient Corinthia * Petra (Elis), a town of ancient Elis * Petra, Boeotia, a village and community of the Aliartos municipality * Petra, Lesbos, a village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos * Petra, Pieria, a former municipality in Pieria regional unit * Petra, Preveza, a village in Preveza regional unit Other * Petra (Illyria), a town of ancient Illyricum, now in Albania * Petra (Lycaonia), a town of ancient Lycaonia, now in Turkey * Petra in Aegypto, a Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Aegyptus Primus, now Hagar-En-Nauatiyeh (Egypt) and a Latin Catholic titular see * Petra, Cyprus, a former intercommunal village in Northern Cyprus * Petra, Majorca, a town in Balearic Spain * Petralia Sottana known as Petra in Classical times. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra
Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, Petra is also called the "Rose City" because of the colour of the sandstone from which it is carved. The city is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area around Petra has been inhabited from as early as 7000 BC, and was settled by the Nabataeans, a nomadic Arab people, in the 4th century BC. Petra would later become the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom in the second century BC. The Nabataeans invested in Petra's proximity to the incense trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub, which gained them considerable revenue. Unlike their enemies, the Nabataeans were accustomed to living in the barren deserts and thus were able to defend their kingdom. They were particularly sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra (band)
Petra is an American music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres and was, for many years, regarded as the "world's most popular Christian rock band". Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock". Though it disbanded formally in 2006, incarnations have played reunion shows in the years since and released two albums in November 2010, and in November 2017. In 2013, it reformed with a new drummer, Cristian Borneo, and recorded a new song titled "Holy is Your Name", before going back on tour. With a style initially similar to The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Petra's sound evolved into a more energetic, driving rock sound in the early 1980s akin to Foreigner, Styx and Journey. Throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, Petra was one of the world's most popular Christian rock bands, with each of its albums during that period selling hundreds of thousands of copies while the band sold-out arenas and regularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra High School
Petra High School (or Petra) is an independent, co-educational, school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Petra was founded in 1993. Petra High School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmistress is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ). The school offers Cambridge International Exams along with ZIMSEC syllabus. History Petra High School was started with 60 pupils in Form One in 1993, using the present Grade One and Two block at Petra Primary School, and an old Lewis Lumber shed as the Office, until later taking over the office in the Primary School Administration Block, used as the sick bay today. Tim Middleton was the first headmaster, joining the school in the third term of 1993. List of Heads at Petra * Tim Middleton (1993–2002) * Ray Pountney * Christopher Hingley * Joe Mandikate * Crispin Eley (2010–2014) * Heather Wells (2015–2019) promoted to principal (2019-Present) * Robert Aldridge (2019-Present) See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra (dog)
The Blue Peter pets are animals that regularly appear on the long-running BBC children's television series ''Blue Peter''. For 27 years, when not on TV, these pets were often looked after by ''Blue Peter''s long-standing pet keeper Edith Menezes, who died in 1994. The exceptions were the dogs Petra, Shep and Goldie, who lived with Peter Purves, John Noakes and Simon Groom, respectively, for which the three presenters were paid a stipend for their upkeep. The first pet was a dog named Petra in 1962, and since then there have been several dogs, cats, tortoises, parrots, and horses. The current animals on the show are Shelley the tortoise and Henry the beagle. Rags, a pony, named by viewers, was purchased with the proceeds of a Christmas appeal in the late 1970s as a Riding for the Disabled horse. The ''Blue Peter'' parrot—Joey, and one successor, Barney—featured in the 1960s, but when Barney, a blue-fronted amazon, died, he was not replaced. In a 1986 documentary shown on BB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WASP-80
WASP-80 is a K-type main-sequence star about 162 light-years away from Earth. The star's age is much younger than the Sun's at 1.352 billion years. WASP-80 could be similar to the Sun in concentration of heavy elements, although this measurement is highly uncertain. The star was named Petra in 2019 by Jordanian amateur astronomers as part of the NameExoWorlds contest. Three multiplicity surveys in 2015-2018 did not detect any stellar companions to WASP-80, but a survey in 2020 detected a 0.07 companion candidate at an angular separation 2.132 arcseconds, with a false alarm probability of 3%. Planetary system In 2013 a transiting hot Jupiter planet WASP-80 b was detected on a tight, circular orbit. The planet was named Wadirum by Jordanian astronomers in December 2019. Its equilibrium temperature is , while measured temperature of the dayside is 937 K and temperature of the nightside is 851 K. This temperature difference indicates a rather low planetary albedo and weak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PETRA
Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, Petra is also called the "Rose City" because of the colour of the sandstone from which it is carved. The city is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area around Petra has been inhabited from as early as 7000 BC, and was settled by the Nabataeans, a nomadic Arab people, in the 4th century BC. Petra would later become the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom in the second century BC. The Nabataeans invested in Petra's proximity to the incense trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub, which gained them considerable revenue. Unlike their enemies, the Nabataeans were accustomed to living in the barren deserts and thus were able to defend their kingdom. They were particularly sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Petra
''Empire Boy'' was an coastal tanker which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Completed in December 1941, was transferred to the Dutch Government in 1942 and renamed ''Doorman''. In 1947, she was sold into Dutch merchant service and renamed ''Flandria''. In 1952, she was sold to a West German company and renamed ''Alice''. She was lengthened in 1954 and renamed ''Hammonia'' and was later renamed ''Petra''. In 1962, she was sold to an Italian company and renamed ''Anny''. A new engine was fitted in 1965 and she was renamed ''Tosco'' in 1971, serving until scrapped in 1975. Description The ship was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole. She was yard number 361. Launched on 25 August 1941, she was completed in December 1941. As built, the ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , and bore by stroke. The engine was built by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull. It d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Diamonds
Petra Diamonds Ltd is a diamond mining group headquartered in Jersey. Petra own one of the world's most productive mines historically, the Premier Mine, Cullinan Diamond Mine is famed for having produced the Cullinan Diamond, world's largest rough and polished diamond. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. History Petra Diamonds was founded by Adonis Pouroulis in 1997 and was first listed on the Alternative Investment Market later that year. It transferred to the Main Market in December 2011. Operations Petra Diamonds' operations are focused in Africa: South Africa Petra Diamonds operates three producing diamond mines in South Africa. These are all underground kimberlite pipe mines (Cullinan, Finsch and Koffiefontein). Finsch Mine Finsch diamond mine is one of the world's most important diamond mines and South Africa's second largest diamond operation by production. On 14 September 2011, Petra purchased Finsch as a fully staffed, operating mine from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Bank
Petra Bank was a Jordanian bank. It began in 1977 when Prince Hassan bin Talal, the Crown Prince of Jordan approached Ahmad Chalabi, an Iraqi economist while the latter was teaching at the American University of Beirut to launch a new Jordanian bank, and wanted Chalabi to help him form and run the venture. By 1978, Petra Bank was incorporated and running for business in Amman and throughout Jordan. The Crown Prince's support also enabled Petra to open a string of branches for the first time in the West Bank. Members of Chalabi's family also ran an investment company, Socofi, in Geneva, another bank, MEBCO, in Geneva and Beirut, as well as a Washington arm of Petra Bank known as Petra International. Petra Bank became the third largest bank in Jordan. But when the Central Bank of Jordan, through a decree issued by its governor Mohammed Said Nabulsi imposed tough liquidity ratios on Jordanian banks to reduce the outflow of foreign exchange from Jordan, forcing banks to deposit 30% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Airlines
Petra Airlines was an airline based in Amman, Jordan. The company was founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of RUM Group (which also owned now defunct Air Rum), but acquired its first airplane only in October 2010. The name of the company was derived from the rock cut city of Petra, one of the most famous tourist sights in Jordan. In early 2011, Petra Airlines began providing charter services to tour operators. In 2012, it upgraded its license to become a scheduled airline. In January 2015, Air Arabia announced the acquisition of a 49% stake in Petra Airlines. The RUM Group retained a 51% stake in the airline, which was then rebranded as Air Arabia Jordan in early 2015. As such, it initially operates 2 Airbus A320 aircraft and there are plans to develop a new hub in Amman. Destinations ; *Antalya – Antalya Airport *Bodrum – Milas–Bodrum Airport *Dalaman – Dalaman Airport ; *Jeddah – King Abdulaziz International Airport *Medina – Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra (agency)
The Jordan News Agency () (PETRA; ) is the news agency of Jordan. History Petra was established on 16 July 1969, as an independent body linked to the ministry of information. It became an independent entity in June 2004, following the dissolution of the ministry of information. A special ordinance was enacted to give PETRA financial and administrative independence and to specify the powers of the agency's board and those of the director general. The new ordinance grants the agency the right to sell some of its services to willing subscribers. The ordinance defines services that could be sold as: * Items in the photos, news and documents archives * Special news services requested by local and foreign organizations * Services of the T.V. unit and leasing its equipments * Professional, media press and technical training * Special news bulletin * Advertisement on its website Services provided by the agency * The daily newsletter in Arabic with an average of 100 news stories per da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra (TV Series)
''Petra'' (German: ''Mord in Genua – Ein Fall für Petra Delicato'') is an Italian crime drama television series, which premiered on September 14, 2020, on Sky Atlantic. It is based on four detective novels by Spanish writer, Alicia Giménez Bartlett, featuring the character, Petra Delicado. The TV series was directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi. The main protagonist, Petra Delicato (Paola Cortellesi) is an Inspector for the Genoa police, originally working as an archivist. She is assisted by Deputy Inspector Antonio Monte (Andrea Pennacchi). The first season of four episode was broadcast on Sky Italia, and later free-to-air on TV8 from September 14 to October 5, 2020. The second season of another four episodes began on Sky Serie from September 16, 2022. The series was broadcast in Germany as ''Mord in Genua – Ein Fall für Petra Delicato'' from December 6, 2020, in Australia via SBS On Demand streaming service, and in the United States on MHz Choice from November 2022. Petra retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
