Petra is so amazing that I went and took all the info from Wikipedia... This is the most exciting place I have visited beside Jerusalem. And one place I dream of going back to. I was there in 1997 with Zola Levitt.
Petra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: one-navigation, search This article is about the Jordanian site of Petra. For other uses, see Petra (disambiguation). Coordinates: 30°19′43″N 35°26′31″E / 30.32861°N 35.44194°E / 30.32861; 35.44194 Petra * UNESCO World Heritage Site State Party Jordan Type Cultural Criteria i, iii, iv Reference 326 Region** redirect-Arab States Inscription history Inscription 1985 (9th Session) * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
** Region as classified by UNESCO. Petra (from URU $e-eh-{la}[-li].KI in Akkadian, "petra-πέτρα", cleft in the rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ ) is an archaeological site in the Arabah, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor WebsterNinthNewCollege-0" title="- [ 1 ] 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 renowned for its cut_architecture" title="Rock-cut architecture" class="mw-redirect-rock-cut architecture. Petra is also one of the new wonders of the world. The redirect-Nabateans constructed it as their capital city around 100 BCE. 1" title="- [ 2 ] The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced to the West by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a redirect-Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage." unesco-2" title="- [ 3 ] In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site.
