of pink cliffs
petra
the city
البتراء
Yes-yes
The ancient city has been abandoned for hundreds of years, but thousands of years ago it flourished. Petra was at the crossroads of two important trade routes, carrying silk, spices and incense
المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية
2007
Peter was chosen as one of the seven «wonders of the world»
Along the Siq, there are several underground chambers. Perhaps the guards of the main entrance, the gate of Petra, were housed in them.
The Nabataeans built an arch at the entrance to the gorge. They laid water pipelines of terracotta pipes near the walls of the gorge to supply Petra with drinking water.
سيك كانيون
Sik Canyon — the «secret way» and the reliable protection of the city
وادي العربة وادي عربة
Houses for the dead, cut forever into the pink-sand cliffs
The niches were carved in different historical periods. The inhabitants of Petra did not make inscriptions on the tomb.
They believed that the deceased could eat and have a good time in the other world, and they left food and a variety of everyday objects with their bodies.
At first Petra was thought to be one huge necropolis. Then scientists found out that it was a well-developed city.
They believed that the deceased could eat and have a good time in the other world, and they left food and a variety of everyday objects with their bodies.
At first Petra was thought to be one huge necropolis. Then scientists found out that it was a well-developed city.
The Legend of the Stone Pot on the Facade of the Pharaoh's Treasury
The place favored by treasure hunters is Al Hazne. The top of the building is crowned with a large stone pot. There is a legend among the Bedouins that ancient treasures are hidden in it.
It is said that if you hit the pot successfully, a careful shooter will be literally showered with gold and precious stones.
It is said that if you hit the pot successfully, a careful shooter will be literally showered with gold and precious stones.
With the development of technology came sea trade routes, but Petra lost its strategic importance and remained abandoned, lost and hidden in sand.
Why was Petra lost and where did the people disappear to?
البتراء
For many years the location of the city was kept secret.
1812
How did Europeans know the ancient city of the Nabateans?
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, a Swiss, searched for the tomb of the prophet Aaron, which is located on Mount Jordan.
بوركهارت
The Bedouins led him into the mountains. In one of the scales there suddenly appeared a narrow passage into a deep gorge, the Siq.
After a twenty-minute walk along the bottom of the winding canyon, the astonished Swiss saw the grandiose ruins of the dead city of Petra. Burckhardt was the first European in six hundred years to see this wonder of the world.
After a twenty-minute walk along the bottom of the winding canyon, the astonished Swiss saw the grandiose ruins of the dead city of Petra. Burckhardt was the first European in six hundred years to see this wonder of the world.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed here
Peter can be seen in well-known movies and computer games, he is mentioned in and novels.
انديانا جونز
Will we be able to solve all the mysteries of the City of Pink Cliffs?
1993
the scrolls dating back to the Byzantine period have been found. Their content has remained a mystery to this day.
%
2016
85% are underground and remain untouched.
Only 15% of the city is now discovered.
Only 15% of the city is now discovered.
archaeologists discovered a ceremonial site of incredible size.
فسيفساء مدينة البتراء
The Bedouins lead their usual way of life in Petra. They have always lived in the caves of the city, and they still do
