The ancient city of Petra is one of Jordan’s national treasures and by
far its best known tourist attraction.
Petra is the legacy of the
Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan
more than 2,000 years ago. Admired then for its refined culture, massive
architecture and ingenious complex of dams and water channels, Petra is
a UNESCO World Heritages Site and one of the new Seven Wonders of the
World. Inhabited by the Nabateans, Edomites and Romans, Petra brought
together the knowledge and skill of these civilizations to create this
world wonder.
Caravans laden with incense, silks, spices and other
exotic goods would rest at Petra.
The Siq
transliterated al-Sīq, transcribed as-Sīq, [a] literally ‘the Shaft’) is
the main entrance to the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in southern
Jordan. Also known as Siqit, the main entrance in Petra is a dim, narrow
gorge (in some points no more than 3 meters (10 ft) wide) winds its way
approximately 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) and ends at Petra’s most
eradicate ruin, Al Khazneh (the Treasury). A wide valley outside leading
to the Siq is known as the Bab as-Sīq (Gateway to the Siq).
Petra is the legacy of the
Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan
more than 2,000 years ago. Admired then for its refined culture, massive
architecture and ingenious complex of dams and water channels, Petra is
a UNESCO World Heritages Site and one of the new Seven Wonders of the
World. Inhabited by the Nabateans, Edomites and Romans, Petra brought
together the knowledge and skill of these civilizations to create this
world wonder.
Caravans laden with incense, silks, spices and other
exotic goods would rest at Petra.
Petra
Theater: It is one of the largest buildings in it.
It was built in the
first century AD, and it is like a half circle and can accommodate
10,000 people.
Al Khazna: One of the most famous and important landmarks in Petra, named after the Bedouin belief that it contains a treasure, the vault consists of two floors each floor height of 39 meters, the width of 25 meters, and consists of three rooms.
