Verified30.3290° N · 35.4448° E · 900 m
Petra
Raqmu · Rose City
Nabataean to Roman (312 BCE–363 CE earthquake)·Nabataean / Arab·🇯🇴 Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
About
About Petra
Nabataean caravan city (312 BCE–106 CE) carved into sandstone cliffs: Al-Khazneh Treasury, Theatre, Monastery Ad-Deir, Royal Tombs, and hydraulic system capturing desert flash floods. Rediscovered Burckhardt 1812.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 312 BCE foundation; major tombs 1st c BCE–1st c CE
- Period
- Nabataean to Roman (312 BCE–363 CE earthquake)
- Culture
- Nabataean / Arab
- Purpose
- Desert entrepot controlling incense route
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
312 BCE foundation; major tombs 1st c BCE–1st c CE
Initial construction
c. 1259 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
30.3290° N · 35.4448° E · 900 m
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