Petra, ancient city, center of an arab kingdom in hellenistic and roman times, the ruins of which are in southwest jordan H idden in the rugged desert canyons of jordan lies one of the world’s most spectacular archaeological mysteries—petra 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.
Petra Löscher image
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.
Carved into soft stone cliffs, the ancient sandstone city of petra was built in the 3rd century bc by the nabataeans Once a thriving trade center of the nabatean civilization, petra stands as a testament to human ingenuity and architectural prowess. It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient eastern traditions blend with hellenistic architecture. Petra is filled with spectacular tombs, monuments, and houses that were carved into the sandstone cliffs
Wadi musa is a jordanian city and the center of petra district in ma'an governorate
