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You may read a lot about the history of the ancient city, its people and its architecture. But nothing can replace your personal visit to Petra and your own vision of this unforgettable city.In Jordan the main tourist attractions is Petra. Those who want to see the real Jordan should go to the south-west, and there, in the desert, One of the most mysterious and strange cities on Earth – ancient Petra, the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom Mountain. Petra is one of the top ten tourist attractions in the world. Petra is a new Wonder of the World since 2007.It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The real popularity of this town brought prominent American film director Steven Spielberg in the film 1989 “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” Peter has become known to many people because of the cinema. Petra is located in 262 km from the capital, and takes an extremely arid region of Jordan Basin – part of Arava (Araba, Wadi al-Arab) with the same name by the desert. Arava is associated with the protected cliffs Peter several canyons. This mountain town (the average height above sea level of 900 m, and in relation to the surrounding landscape – about 660 m) despite the fact that it is located in a zone of downward relief. And it is in the Jordan Basin, off the southern tip of the Dead Sea, is the lowest place on earth land (417 Meters Below Sea level). On the road from Amman to Petra found a lot of places that are mentioned in the Bible. For example, before reaching the Dead Sea, 33 kilometers from Amman, near the city of Madaba can see Mount Nebo, which is believed to be Moses was shown the Promised Land. And also believed that on the same mountain prophet is buried.

outside Petra, is the town of Wadi e Musa. It concentrates the entire tourist infrastructure in order to preserve the integrity of Petra. Paved road to Petra. It partially winds through a canyon Siq (canyon height 70-120 m): It was here, according to tradition, Moses drew water from a rock by hitting his stick. Already on the road you can see the remains of monuments resembling stone altars, tombs, obelisks. A huge cubic blocks researchers associated with the cult of the ancient creator god Dushara the supreme deity Nabataeans (group of Semitic tribes, whose capital was Petra). Steep cliffs can be seen by the wind flattened shape of altars and sculptures with human figures, which remained in the Petra.