Petra is a historic and archaelogical city in the Jordanian govern orate of Ma'an that has rock cut architecture and water conduits system.
Established
Petra was established around 6th BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans,It is a symbol of Jordan as well as most visited tourism attraction.
Geography
It lies on the slope of the Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which from the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba),the large valley running from the dead sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.
Revival on the world stage
The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812,when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt.It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a famous poems by John William Burgan.
And BBC once chose Petra as one of "the 40 places you have to see before you die".
