Petra (Arabic: ٱلْبَتْراء, romanized: Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean: 𐢛𐢚𐢒 or 𐢛𐢚𐢓𐢈 , * Raqēmō), [3][4] is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient eastern traditions blend with hellenistic architecture. Petra, ancient city, center of an arab kingdom in hellenistic and roman times, the ruins of which are in southwest jordan
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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.
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. We do offer halal meats Our chicken, beef, lamb, and gyro are all halal certified Petra is a yelp advertiser.
Once a thriving trade center of the nabatean civilization, petra stands as a testament to human ingenuity and architectural prowess. Petra is filled with spectacular tombs, monuments, and houses that were carved into the sandstone cliffs
