Petra (Sydalon)

Petra
Historical Region and Province
Prinċipat tal-Petrāʾ (in Sydalene) Prinkipatu Betrayu (in Gebali) Petrako Printzerria (in Ghantish)
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Sovereign State	Sydalon
Domain	Royal Domain
Formation	1280 (Crusades) 1283 (Principality of Petra) 1291 (Dynastic union with Sydalon) 1324 (Integrated into Sydalon)
Statute of Autonomy	19 June 1919
Capital Largest city	Ajklabejta
Government
• Chancellor-General	Eradi Kanmi
• First Minister	Gori Asciak (PP)
• Legislature	General Assembly
Area
• Total	2,080 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	379,539
Demonym	Petran
Time zone	-1 SST
Postal code	AJ, BA, PT
Area code	+51 0132
Official languages	Sydalene, Gebali
Historical language	Ghantish
Patron saint	St Belandra

Petra (Sydalene: Petrāʾ; Gebali: Betra), officially the Principality of Petra, is a Royal domain in eastern Sydalon. It is only one of two domains that is coextensive with a province of the same name – the other being Kerkouane – and contains some of the territory that was part of the larger Principality of Petra in the Middle Ages. It is an exclave, that shares no land borders with mainland Sydalon, instead it is bordered to the west by Ascalzar, and Yisrael to the south, with a maritime border along the Aradian Sea.

Since the 14th century, Petra has been administered by the Order of the Holy Lance under the authority of the Sydalene monarch, who is Grand Master of the Order. Due to this special administrative role, Petra is granted more autonomy than other royal or non-royal domains, along with the ability to create its own substantive law. It is governed by the Chancellor-General, a member of the Order of the Holy Lance appointed by the Monarch, and a First Minister, who is the chief representative of the General Assembly.