Anceint City Petra is considered one of the national treasures and the most famous tourist attraction of Jordan. It is believed that the temples and palaces of Petra were cut into the rock for 2000 years before Christ ancient Arabic nomadic tribe of the Nabataeans.
Petra is surrounded by high cliffs, and still get to it can only be through a narrow kilometer collapse in sandstone hulk. and Petra is also known as rose city of jordan. This gorge captured by Steven Spielberg in the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." According to biblical tradition, it was here that Moses, bringing the people of Israel from Egypt. banged his staff on the rock, and the blow was formed Siq, from which spring scored. But since Moses' staff was gnarled and crooked, then turned the winding tunnel. When travelers pass along the path between the brown rocks, out of the shadows in front of them appear temple-tomb of Al Khazneh with graceful columns - the most impressive. Image Credit
In total, Petra has more than 800 attractions. Temples and tombs, Roman amphitheater and colonnade at 3000 places, palaces, nobles, baths and canals - all carved from stone. On the territory of running Petra Archaeological Museum, which presents sculptures and objects of everyday life of the Nabataeans.
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