Petra Photo Gallery by Stew Gitlin at pbase.com

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Petra

Petra (from "petra", rock in Greek is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture. Petra is also one of the new seven wonders of the world. Petra was built by the Nabataeans, a tribal people from the Arabian Peninsula that settled in Jordan about 2,200 years ago.

The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage." In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site.

Sunset at Petra	Sunrise the following morning
The Obelisk Tomb	The As-Siq, a 1,200 Meter Long Slot Canyon Leading into the Main Petra Site
			The Treasury Building at Petra
Carved in the 1st century B.C. the Treasury building is 30 m wide by 43 m high
			Tombs of the lesser ranking Nabataeans
	The Amphitheater
	The Great Tombs	A Camel?	The Hike up to the Monastery
		The Monastery
	The View out into the desert
	The Great Tombs	The Palace Tomb
The largest of the Royal Tombs
			And finally sunset once more

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