Petra, stone town and impress all the pilgrims, is an
archaeological site placed to southwestern Jordan. The Town lies along the foot
of Mount Hor walking across a long gorge
and then stretching the eastern side of the Arabah valley, known as Wadi Araba
- wide valley that stretches from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.
The city is best known for its architecture, carved always
entirely in stone mountain that support most of the buildings.
Petra - a discovery of world importance
The city, with the whole area of the western world remained
unknown until 1812, when he was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig
Burckhardt. Explorer discovery was described in a John William Burgon's sent as
a reddish-pink city half as old time.
