Petra - Wikipedia Petra (Arabic: ٱلْبَتْراء, romanized: Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα, lit 'Rock'), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢛𐢚𐢒 or 𐢛𐢚𐢓𐢈, *Raqēmō), [3][4] is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan
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A Guide to Petra, Jordan | National Geographic 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 | History, Map, Location, Images, Facts | Britannica 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
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Petra - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Hellenistic architecture
Map of Petra – The Complete Petra Trails Guide of The Rose City Built by the Nabateans in the 3rd century, Petra, known as the Rose City, with its pink colored sands and equally rose-colored rocks stretches beyond the canyons with multiple tombs, elaborate monolithic structures, and stairways that literally take your breath away
The Fascinating History Behind Petra, The Ancient City . . . - Discovery Carved into soft stone cliffs, the ancient sandstone city of Petra was built in the 3rd century BC by the Nabataeans These people were a nomadic Arab tribe–Bedouins–who roamed the Arabian Desert in search of pasture and water for their herds
Petra: The Rose-Red City of the Nabataeans - History Chronicles Few places on Earth capture the imagination quite like Petra in southern Jordan Carved directly into towering rose-red sandstone cliffs, this ancient city continues to astonish visitors with its dramatic beauty, architectural sophistication, and the sheer engineering genius of the people who built it