Petra city Rosary of the Seven Wonders and is located in the ancient city of Maan in Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) historic city of months what distinguishes rock and carved in the mountain architecture with the old system and water channels have been launched named Pink City relative to the color of the rocks and is located on the slopes of Mount altar and is present North West of the Arabian Peninsula specifically Wadi Araba extends from the Gulf of Aqaba to the deadly sea.
Established as the capital city of the State of the Nabataeans was its location on the Silk Road and is a road between the civilizations of the ancient world of Egypt, Palestine and Transoxiana and was the state occupies a large place in the countries of the ancient world was holding the reins of trade routes between the ancient civilizations.
The city was discovered in 1812 by the Orientalist Johann Udwia Barakaart and listed by UNESCO in the World Heritage List in 1985 and was Achtaraha of the seven wonders of the modern and is today the most important aspects of tourism in Jordan and to the world that there is unparalleled.
Name Petra means rock in Greek, and it is characterized by the city carved in sandstone rocks in Wadi Musa and the Rosary Perhaps this is one of the factors for the so-called pink city.
Nabataean city influenced architecture dramatically and both of Egyptian and Assyrian architecture and city Aligraiqih and built according to the general plan for the city main street is hardly affected by the Romanian architecture divides the city in two and is Ahaza valley and then some underground channels and stone arches that rise from the torrent valley,
The most important archaeological sites in the city: there are 800 teachers out of the well-known attractions is that scientists have discovered the nearly 3,000 archaeological teacher, most notably.
Siq: and is the main road leading to the city of Petra, a crevice rocky length of 1200 meters and height of up to 80 meters, the bulk of it is natural and the other sculpture Nabataeans and there are remnants of the arc city and lined channels to convey water extended from the eyes of Wadi Musa out of the city and on the left side There are some sculptures expresses the name of idols Sabinos name refers to the son of Alexander the Great the founder of the Ptolemies in Egypt.
Treasury: Popularity Petra landmarks and the most famous and important is Alhzna carved in the rock, and so named for the belief that there is the treasure consists of two floors width of 25 meters and height of 39 meters and is the tomb of a royal basement which consists of six columns with a column of 12 m length the top floor and 9 meters of space at the top of the jar is about 3.5 meters and consists of three rooms inside of the two on the side and one in the middle Ganin-free zones the Central Faisad her tray and small compartments on either side of the burial.
Monastery dating back to the first half of the first century AD and is one of the important buildings there and consists of two floors display up to 50 meters and a height of 50 meters as well.
Theater: is carved from the rock with the exception of the front of the building accommodates about 10 thousand scenes rows 45 row divided horizontally into three sections were built in the first century AD, and is characterized by columns and Aallohat covered with marble.
Altar: this building was used by Asalbeyen and is a connecting link between the castle and Wu'ayra hermit, celebrations after the theater was religious processions ascend to the altar and offer Alaqrabeyen and is a courtyard surrounded by the rules from all sides.
Great Temple: Located on the south side and is one of the largest buildings in the city of Petra is composed of a main entrance to the lower yard and then the builders identical side in a circular motion in the side drawers petition leading to the sacred arena.
Court: component is built from a set of interfaces burial jar of interface 16 meters width and height of 26 meters and consists of two floors contain brackets under the burial hall and there are stairs to climb higher in the burial yard.
Girl Palace dating back to the first century AD, which is the Nabataean palace and buildings that have withstood earthquakes and even though it was dedicated to one of the main gods.
There are a lot of other archaeological site Khah funeral ceremonies and the tomb of a Roman soldier and many small temples temple winged black ..
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