Petra

Petra is a locality in , . Petra is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery (Ad Deir) and Qasr al-Bint.

Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
Ed-Deir, also spelled el-Deir and ad-Deir/ad-Dayr, is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient city of in southern . The Deir was probably carved in the mid-first century AD.

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The is a religious temple in the Nabataean city of . It faces the Wadi Musa and is located to the northwest of the and the southwest of the .

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The at is a grand monumental complex that lies south of the Colonnaded Street at Petra. It covers an area of ~7,560 m2. The complex was probably completed in the early first century AD, under the rule of Nabataean king Aretas IV, as suggested by architectural and sculptural details.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petra and Petra.

Photo: Faraheed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, the fabled "rose red city, half as old as time", is a well known ancient Nabataean city in the south of . Due to its breathtaking grandeur and fabulous ruins, was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.

Town
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wadi Musa is a town located in the in southern . It is the administrative center of the Department and the nearest town to the archaeological site of , being only 3.5 km away. is situated 4½ km east of Petra.

Petra

Latitude
30.33333° or 30° 20′ north
Longitude
35.43333° or 35° 26′ east
Open location code
8G2Q8CMM+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 802556924
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Petra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البتراء”
  • French: “Pétra”
  • German: “Petra”

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