Petra (disambiguation)
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Petra usually refers to an archeological site in Jordan.
Other meanings of the word:
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[edit] Places
- Petra, Spain, a town on the island of Majorca
- Petra, Lesbos
- Petra, Pieria
[edit] Music
- Petra (band), a Christian rock band
- Petra (album), the debut album of the band mentioned above.
[edit] Fictional Characters
- Petra (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- A character in John Wyndham's novel The Chrysalids.
- Petra Arkanian, a fictional character in a book series by Orson Scott Card
[edit] Real People
- Petra Haden, a singer and violinist
- Petra Kelly, a German peace activist
- Petra Nemcova, a Czech supermodel
- Petra de Steur, a Belgian singer also known as La Sakhra
- Petra Verkaik, a model known for her many appearances in Playboy
[edit] Other
- Petra (dog), a dog on the children program Blue Peter
- Petra (cat), a cat belonging to the British government.
- Petra (agency), the Jordanian news agency
- PETRA is the Positron-Electron Tandem Ring Accelerator, a German particle accelerator.