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Petra, the lost city, as the name suggests was once lost and literally carved from the sandstones of southern Jordan. The place enthralls its visitors with some awe-inspiring agricultural, engineering and architectural stone carving skills of the early nomadic Arab tribe, ‘the Nabataeans’. Located at about 3 hours south of Amman, the capital of Jordan, with amazing tombs, amphitheatre, fountains and sacrifice altar, you find mysticism and history in the same place!
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PETRA-CITY CARVED IN ROCK
Petra, the lost city, as the name suggests was once lost and literally carved from the
sandstones of southern Jordan. The place enthralls its visitors with some awe-inspiring
agricultural, engineering and architectural stone carving skills of the early nomadic Arab tribe,
‘the Nabataeans’. Located at about 3 hours south of Amman, the capital of Jordan, with amazing tombs, amphitheatre, fountains and sacrifice
altar, you find mysticism and history in the same place!
Stone carvings are believed to be made by people around 2000 years
Sandstone desert cliffs remained unknown to the world until 1812.
Archeological evidences reveal that they even constructed dams, cisterns and water conduits to store water for
prolonged periods of drought
Through years the city lost its commercial importance and finally
decayed.
The place was rediscovered by the Swiss explorer, Johann Ludwig
Burckhardt in 1812.
Al-SiqThe main entrance to
the Petra City.Approximately one mile long narrow
passage ends at the most elaborate ruin, Al
Khazneh.
With classical Greek influenced architecture, it is one of the most complex buildings of Petra.
Al-Khazneh
Royal Tombs
This comprises three tombs-Urn Tomb, Silk Tomb and the Corinthian
Tomb. The tombs are built high on the mountain side and requires climbing
up a number of flights of stairs.
wa
This three-aisled basilica was built over Nabataean and Roman remains in 450-500 AD. The monument destroyed by earthquake and major fires was later excavated and restored.
Byzantine Church
The Treasury
One of the most elegant remains of the ancient world, the Treasury is probably a temple or tomb. The dramatic glimpses of the Treasury are something that will never erase from memory.