Petra
, meaning stone; is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian
governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water
conduit system. Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of
the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited
tourist attraction. It lies on the slope of Mount Hor 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. Petra has been a UNESCO
World Heritage Site since 1985.
The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812,
when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was
described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate
Prize-winning poem by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one
of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage". See:
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. Petra was chosen by the Smithsonian
Magazine as one of the "28 Places to See Before You Die
မနက္ၿဖန္မ်ားစြာအတြက္ရွင္သန္ရပ္တည္ေနမရ္ ့..................................foreversoe
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