Petra, ancient city, center of an arab kingdom in hellenistic and roman times, the ruins of which are in southwest jordan Petra is the legacy of the nabataeans, an industrious arab people who settled in southern jordan more than 2,300 years ago. The city was built on a terrace, pierced from east to west by the wadi musa (the valley of moses)—one of the places where, according to tradition, moses struck a rock and water gushed forth.
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Hidden by time and shifting sand, petra tells of a lost civilization
Little is known about the nabateans—a nomadic desert people whose kingdom rose up from these cliffs and peaks, and whose.
Petra is filled with spectacular tombs, monuments, and houses that were carved into the sandstone cliffs Complete guide to visiting the world wonder petra in jordan, a unesco world heritage site Enjoy exploring trails of the city carved into rock by the nabataeans. The city of petra, the capital of the nabataeans, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world
Located 240 km south of the capital, amman, and 120 km north of the red sea town of aqaba, petra, the world wonder, is undoubtedly jordan's most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction.
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