Petra

Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan


PETRA (Jordan)
Petra (from πέτρα "petra", rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Butrā) is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying in a Petra (from πέτρα "petra", rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Butrā) is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is famous for having many stone structures carved into the rock. The long-hidden site was revealed to the Western world by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. Burgon had not actually visited Petra, which remained accessible only to Europeans accompanied by local guides with armed escorts, until after World War I.
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Explore the wonders of Petra, Jordan
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Petra, Jordan
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Famous "Lost" City of Petra, Jordan, Raiders of the Lost Ark
Check out the famous "lost" city of Petra, Jordan, where ancient buildings are carved into the rose-red sandstone. Raiders of the Lost Ark Check out the famous "lost" city of Petra, Jordan, where ancient buildings are carved into the rose-red sandstone. Raiders of the Lost Ark was filmed here, and you can't help but feel like Indiana Jones as you explore it.