Petra The Treasury
Wadi Musa. Ma'an, Ma'an, JO / Ma'an
Location Description
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 Heritage 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. (Source: visitjordan.com) * The Rose Red City, بترا, بتراء, Raqmu, Nabataeans, Al Khazneh, The Treasury, الخزنة, Umm Sayhoun, Um Seihun, Siq, New Seven Wonders of the World, El Deir, The Monastery, Al Beida, Little Petra, Aaron's Tomb, Rugged Mountains, Gloom Chasm, Tombs, Baths, Funerary Halls, Temples, Arched Gateways, Architecture, Ancient, Poles, Pink, Rose, Treasury, Wadi Musa. * Filmed in Petra: 1- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 2- The Mummy Returns, 3- Transformers, 4- National Geographic: Archaeology. * 1- Petra to Amman: 232 KM, Approximately 3 hours & 10 minutes of driving. 2- Petra To Aqaba: 125 KM, approximately 1 hour & 45 minutes of driving. 3- Petra to QAIA: 210 KM, approximately 2 hours & 40 minutes of driving. * Mobile broadband (4G), Digital subscriber line (ADSL), WiFi in most public locations, are available in the area. * Markets, Shops, Restaurants, Banks & ATMs, Hardware Stores, Stationery Stores, Computer & Network Hardware Stores are available in the area. * 30+ hotels, hotel apartments, and camps are available in the area. * One hospital, 5+ medical centers, clinics & medical laboratories, 3+ pharmacies are available in the area. * 1- Average high °C (°F) 30.0 (86.0) in August. 2- Average low °C (°F) 2.2 (36.0) in January.
Location Category
- AGRICULTURE - [general]
- LANDSCAPES - [general]
- MUSEUMS / EXHIBITS - Science / History
