It was the object of the first known battle for a hydrocarbon deposit – between the Seleucids and the Nabateans in 312 BC.
ɪt wʌzðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌvðə fˈɜːst nˈoʊn bˈæɾəl fɚɹə hˈaɪdɹəkˌɑːɹbən dᵻpˈɑːzɪt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə sˈɛluːsˌɪdz ænd ðə nˌæbeɪtˈiənz ɪn θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv bˌiːsˈiː.