Petra also called Al selea', a historic city located in Jordan, 225 km south of the capital Amman to the west of the main road that connects the capital Amman and Aqaba
Considers Petra of the most important archaeological sites in Jordan and in the world to the lack unparalleled in the world recently won second place in the international competition Wonders of Seven which is about an entire city carved into the pink rock color (hence the name Petra means Greek-language rock) (offset in Nabatiyeh Rgimo) and Petra also known as the pink city relative to the color of the rocks that formed to build, which is more like a castle town.
Nabateans built this city in 400 BC and made it their capital and close to the city there is a mountain of Aaron, who believed to contain the tomb of the Prophet peace Haronglah seven springs that Moses struck the rock with his stick Vtfjrt. Petra was chosen on 07.07.2007 as one of the New Seven Wonders.
* History of Petra:
Petra's capital was the State of the Nabataeans and the most important cities of their kingdom, which lasted from AD 400 BC until 106 AD, has extended its borders from the Ashkelon Coast in Palestine in the west to the desert of the Levant Herqua.o north of Damascus and even the Red Sea to the south, form Petra average between civilizations country site Mesopotamia, the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula and Egypt economic importance has held the State of the Nabataeans control of trade between the civilizations of these regions and their inhabitants were commercial convoys reach it loaded with spices and spices from southern Arabia and silk from Gaza, Damascus and henna from Ashkelon, glassware of Tyre and Sidon and the pearl of the Arabian Gulf.The end of the State of the Nabataeans was by the Romans when they besieged and denied them water sources in 105 and named it the Arab state. In the year 636 became Petra live on the rest of the population on agriculture, but the earthquake that hit the year 746/748 other earthquakes dispersal of its people.
*The west re-discovering of Petra:
With the start of flights Orientalists of the Arab world in the nineteenth century it was discovered Petra in 1812 at the hands of Orientalist Swiss Johann Ludwig Barakaart who learned Arabic and studied Islam in Syria and came to Petra, claiming he was a Muslim from India after being denied an Islamic attire and objective to provide a sacrifice to the Prophet Aaron and so he was allowed locals to enter the pink city, it was contained in his book printed in 1828 and known as the flights in Syria and the Holy Land pictures of Petra.
Among the most important drawings by renowned Petra was the lithography painted by David Roberts of Petra and the Wadi Musa during his visit in 1839 and that twenty lithographic plate number has exceeded many of them printed, which gave Petra global fame. There are many of Petra paintings and other images dating back to the nineteenth century, which shows how the attention it has brought re-discovered on Europe at the time.
Of the famous Petra business painting watercolor scenes Petra artist Hranz about 1840 and the first manuscript of Petra map in English to draw travelers to eBuddy about 1830 pictures of Petra imaging Freight in 1830 [The width of the cabinet 28 meters and a height of 39.5 meters, and there are several structural statues ( remains of Nabatean) and has become one of the seven wonders.
And Petra, carved into the rock and hiding behind an impenetrable barrier of rugged mountains that barely porous full of mysterious charm. The traffic Seq a corridor through a narrow aspect of a high-rise height that barely allow the passage of the sun, provides a dramatic contrast with the magic and suddenly the gorge opens into a natural square featuring the famous Treasury of Petra carved in the rock and glowing under the golden sun rays.
There are many interfaces that entice the visitor on until the ancient city, and every teacher parameters leads to another milestone Bantoa distances. The overall size of the city and the quality of beautifully carved facades is staggering and gives an idea of the level of creativity and industry of the Nabataeans who made Petra their capital for more than 2,000 years ago. From their capital that could Nabataeans establish a network of caravan routes which brought spices, incense, myrrh, gold, silver and precious stones from India and the Arabian Peninsula, to be traded by the west.
As a result of the wealth they acquired, they adorned their city with palaces, temples and arches. As you set off from the entrance to the city gate and the valley is quite wide open. this section is known as a narrow entrance door Siq. The first Maatmr do is gin group is a group of three rock cubes just to the right of the track and the crossing more through the slit visiting the tomb of obelisks carved out of the cliff and in a moment the corridor goes from a wide to a dark gap width not exceeding several feet and suddenly sees a few steps you first get to see the finest achievement of Petra, a safe that looks visible under the hot sun and carved in the rock.
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