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Petra is a historical city situated between the Red Sea & the Dead Sea. Believed to have been founded as early as the 4th C BC. It is famous for its breathtaking rock-cut architecture and its deep cultural significance. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
Around 2010 BC, Petra was mentioned by Egyptians in the Amarna letters, which were a series of archives written on clay tablets, documenting correspondence between Egyptians and other tribes around and among the Arabian desert.
Petra is a word derived from the Greek for “rock”, and represented its importance as a natural fortress and place of refuge.
By around 106 AD, Petra became a part of the Roman Empire.
Petra declined and was damaged by an earthquake in 365, which destroyed buildings & the water management systems. Petra maintained an elusive mysterious quality.
In 1812, a Swiss traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt became the 1st European to describe the ruins at Petra. Opening Petra to both scholars and archaeologists who aimed to preserve Petra & as a mecca for thieves.
Petra is located between the Red Sea & the Dead Sea in Jordan. It sits upon Jebel al-Madhbah, (?Mount Sinai, as referenced in the bible as the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God).
It was established as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. Petra is nestled among many rocks and has a perennial stream running through it.
You enter Petra today you do so through the eastern entrance, comprised of a dark, narrow gorge called the “Siq”, meaning “the Shaft”. The Siq is a feature that forms naturally as a result of a deep split in the rose-colored sandstone rocks. In some places, the Siq measures less than 10 feet wide. It is said that once you travel through the Siq and approach the Al Khazneh on the other side (“the Treasury”, you can see hundreds of small bullet holes on the face of the structure. These bullet holes apparently came from surrounding local tribes who were hoping to find mysterious hidden treasures.
The Roman amphitheater was carved into the hillside of the mountain called “en-Nejr”.
Several films & TV programs as well as poems & novels reference or feature Petra, such as The Adventures of Tintin, The Eagle in the Sand, & the Last Act in Palmyra, The Mummy Returns, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, & Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger.
The Petra National Trust (PNT) was established in 1989 to reduce the impact of the various threats to the site, such as the impact of tourism, improper restoration, the collapse of ancient structures, erosion from water drainage, weathering, or flooding. The PNT promotes Petra as a sacred place to protect, preserve & conserve archaeology & history.
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Around 2010 BC, Petra was mentioned by Egyptians in the Amarna letters, which were a series of archives written on clay tablets, documenting correspondence between Egyptians and other tribes around and among the Arabian desert.
Petra is a word derived from the Greek for “rock”, and represented its importance as a natural fortress and place of refuge.
By around 106 AD, Petra became a part of the Roman Empire.
Petra declined and was damaged by an earthquake in 365, which destroyed buildings & the water management systems. Petra maintained an elusive mysterious quality.
In 1812, a Swiss traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt became the 1st European to describe the ruins at Petra. Opening Petra to both scholars and archaeologists who aimed to preserve Petra & as a mecca for thieves.
Petra is located between the Red Sea & the Dead Sea in Jordan. It sits upon Jebel al-Madhbah, (?Mount Sinai, as referenced in the bible as the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God).
It was established as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. Petra is nestled among many rocks and has a perennial stream running through it.
You enter Petra today you do so through the eastern entrance, comprised of a dark, narrow gorge called the “Siq”, meaning “the Shaft”. The Siq is a feature that forms naturally as a result of a deep split in the rose-colored sandstone rocks. In some places, the Siq measures less than 10 feet wide. It is said that once you travel through the Siq and approach the Al Khazneh on the other side (“the Treasury”, you can see hundreds of small bullet holes on the face of the structure. These bullet holes apparently came from surrounding local tribes who were hoping to find mysterious hidden treasures.
The Roman amphitheater was carved into the hillside of the mountain called “en-Nejr”.
Several films & TV programs as well as poems & novels reference or feature Petra, such as The Adventures of Tintin, The Eagle in the Sand, & the Last Act in Palmyra, The Mummy Returns, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, & Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger.
The Petra National Trust (PNT) was established in 1989 to reduce the impact of the various threats to the site, such as the impact of tourism, improper restoration, the collapse of ancient structures, erosion from water drainage, weathering, or flooding. The PNT promotes Petra as a sacred place to protect, preserve & conserve archaeology & history.
Copyright JCC
My book HANDY CRUISE COMPANION, Cruise with Confidence is available on Amazon
Check out my website
Follow me on Facebook
Follow me on Instagram
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