
Petra | History, Map, Location, Images, & Facts | Britannica
5 天之前 · Where is Petra located? The ruins of the ancient city Petra are in southwest Jordan. Petra was built on a terrace, pierced from east to west by the Wadi Mūsā (the Valley of Moses).
Petra - Wikipedia
Petra (Arabic: ٱلْبَتْراء, romanized: Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean: 𐢛𐢚𐢒 or 𐢛𐢚𐢓𐢈 , * Raqēmō), [3][4] is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan.
Petra ‑ Jordan, City & Inside - HISTORY
2018年1月25日 · Where Is Petra? Petra is located about 150 miles south of both Jerusalem and Amman, the capital of Jordan, and about midway between Damascus, Syria, and the Red Sea, making it ideally...
Where is Petra located? | Britannica
5 天之前 · The ruins of the ancient city Petra are in southwest Jordan. Petra was built on a terrace, pierced from east to west by the Wadi Mūsā (the Valley of Moses). Petra is called in Arabic Baṭrā, and it was once a center of an Arab kingdom in Hellenistic and Roman times,
Petra Map - Ma'an Governorate, Jordan - Mapcarta
Petra, the fabled "rose red city, half as old as time", is a well known ancient Nabataean city in the south of Jordan. Due to its breathtaking grandeur and fabulous ruins, Petra was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.
Where is Petra Located? Location Map of Petra Jordan
2025年1月4日 · Petra is an ancient city located in present-day Jordan. It is situated in a remote desert valley in the southwestern part of the country, about 3 hours south of the capital city of Amman. The coordinates of Petra are approximately 30.3286° N …
Petra - History and Facts | History Hit
2021年7月21日 · Petra is located in the Jordanian desert: it’s roughly a 3 hour drive from Amman. A bus runs once daily from the 7th Circle JETT bus station in Amman to Petra, and there’s also a bus from Aqaba. Look out for signs to Wadi Musa, the nearest village, which is where you’ll probably end up staying and eating.
Petra - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petra is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is in a basin among the mountains that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. [3] Petra is believed to have been settled as early as 9,000 BC. It became the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom.
Where is Petra on the map? Exact location of Petra and coordinates.
The ancient city of Petra is located in Jordan, in its southern province of Ma'an, not far away from the Israeli border. Petra with its buildings carved in the rock, is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
Petra - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with …