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Petra ( Arabic: ٱلْبَتْراء, romanized : Al-Batrāʾ; Greek: Πέτρα, "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō [3] [4] ( Nabataean: 𐢛𐢚𐢒 or 𐢛𐢚𐢓𐢈 , * Raqēmō ), is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system ...
Petra, ancient city, center of an Arab kingdom in Hellenistic and Roman times, the ruins of which are in southwest Jordan. 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.
Jan 25, 2018 · Petra is an ancient city that lies in present-day Jordan and dates back to the fourth century B.C. Ruins of the once-great metropolis and trading center now serve as an important archeologic...
Mar 4, 2022 · Petra is a historical and archeological city in southern Jordan. It used to be the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom, which left behind stunning pieces of rock-cut architecture. Petra is also called the “Red Rose City” because of the color of the stone its buildings feature. UNESCO designated Petra a World Heritage Site in 1985.
Jul 4, 2018 · • 5 min read. The “Rose City” is a honeycomb of hand-hewn caves, temples, and tombs carved from blushing pink sandstone in the high desert of Jordan some 2,000 years ago. Hidden by time and...
Apr 18, 2018 · The basics of visiting Petra. One of the most famous archaeological sites in the world and voted one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, this incredible site was carved into sandstone and established as early as the 3rd or 4th century B.C.
Feb 12, 2020 · The idea of visiting Petra, Jordan often conjures up images of a place untouched by the hands of time, a lost city where crumbling ruins tower overhead and the arid desert landscape sweeps out as far as the eye can see.
