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. Petra is located about 150 miles south of both jerusalem and amman, the capital of jordan, and about midway between damascus, syria, and the red sea, making it ideally suited as a hub of. 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. Discover history, tickets, and essential travel tips in the ultimate guide to visiting petra. Hidden by time and shifting sand, petra tells of a lost civilization
Hidden within the rugged canyons of southern jordan, it thrived as a center of trade and craftsmanship. Wadi musa is a jordanian city and the center of petra district in ma'an governorate Once a thriving trade center of the nabatean civilization, petra stands as a testament to human ingenuity and architectural prowess. Petra is the legacy of the nabataeans, an industrious arab people who settled in southern jordan more than 2,300 years ago.
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