Wonder of the city - Petra

Introduction

Jordanian city of Petra , known as (pink city) and also called selaa, a historic city is one of the most important archaeological sites in Jordan and in the world for lack unparalleled in the world. Won second place in the global contest for the Seven Wonders.
Is a complete city carved in the rock pink color (hence the name Petra means rock in Greek) (offset in Nabatieh Rgimo) and Petra also known as the Pink City relative to the color of the rocks that formed to build, a city more like a castle.

location
Located in the province of maan in Jordan south of the country 225 km south of the capital, Amman, to the west of the main road that connects the capital city of Amman and Aqaba.

History
Petra was established in almost 312 BC as the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom. Was its location on the Silk Road, and the Mediterranean civilizations of Mesopotamia, Palestine and Egypt, and has a major role to make the state of the Nabataeans center of trade between the civilizations of these regions and their inhabitants. The city is located on the slopes of Mount altar, among a group of Rocky Mountain high.

Petra and today, is a symbol of Jordan, and the most attractive places for tourists in the Kingdom of Jordan. It is also one of the most important tourist destinations of the world leaders.


Archaeological sites within the Petra

Siq
Is the main road leading to the city of Petra. It is a rocky crevice length of about 1,200 meters and a width of 3-12 meters, and up to a height of about 80 meters.

Treasury
Considered safe carved in the rock, Petra's most famous landmarks and most importantly, where the Nabateans its carefully chosen as the first teacher faces a visitor after entering the city. It is the tomb of a royal.

The monastery
Of important buildings in Petra. Dating back to the first half of the first century BC. The building consists of two floors. It is larger than the Treasury, currently 50 meters and a height of 50 meters.

Petra Theater
Of the largest buildings of Petra, built in the first century in the form of a semi-circle 95 meters in diameter and 23 meters up. It is carved in the rock with the exception of the front part of it is built. The theater accommodates from 7-10 thousand viewers.

Court
Building is composed of a set of interfaces task.

Great Temple
It is the largest buildings in the city of Petra. This temple is located on the south side of the street Baptist.

Hotels in Petra
There are in Petra large number of hotels with a five star rating and below to accommodate large numbers of visitors to the protected monuments in the city, where numbered nearly 480,000 visitors in 1999, while the number rose to 900,000 in 2010 as containing these protected turn on a large number of Eastern markets.

The most important of these hotels: -
Movenpick Resort Petra
Marriott Petra
Crowne Plaza Resort Petra
Beit Zaman Hotel
Taybet Zaman

Conclusion
This great city tell a man's ability at the time the work of large buildings with simple tools, when you visit this city, the first thing you feel is as if you are in those ages.

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