Sunday 22 September 2013

Petra, UNESCO World Heritage historic Site since 1985 in Jordan



The Petra Visitors Centre in Wadi Musa, the closest town to the historic site

Petra is known as the Rose-Red City for the colour of the rocks in which Petra is carved


Al Khazneh or The Treasury at Petra

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1 comment:

  1. shabbirbhutta22 September 2013 at 12:01

    Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ) is a historical and archaeological city in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma'an, that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved.

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