Petra
Petra, the fabled "rose red city, half as old as time", is a well known ancient Nabataean city in the south of Jordan. Due to its breathtaking grandeur and fabulous ruins, Petra was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 800 metres (2,620 feet)
- Description: ancient rock-cut historical city in Jordan
- Also known as“Al Batrā’”“Baţrā’”“Mint of Petra”“Petra, Jordan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) and Vaux Moise.
The Treasury (Al-Khazneh)
Al-Khazneh, also known as Khaznat el-Far'oun, is one…
Vaux Moise
Castle
Wu'ayra Castle is a ruined Crusader castle located…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petra.
Petra
Wadi Musa is a town located in the Ma'an Governorate in southern Jordan.
Petra
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Latitude
30.3258° or 30° 19′ 33″ north
Longitude
35.4746° or 35° 28′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G2Q8FGF+8R
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Petra” goes by many names.
PetraAfrikaans
PetraAlbanian
ጴጥራAmharic
البتراArabic
البتراءArabic
المدينة الورديةArabic
بتراءArabic
تاريخ البتراءArabic
تحرير البتراء (الأردن)Arabic
ՊետրաArmenian
PetraAsturian
PetraAzerbaijani
PétraBalinese
ПетраBashkir
PetraBasque
ПетраBelarusian
ПэтраBelarusian
পেত্রাBengali
PetraBosnian
ПетраBulgarian
ပီထရာမြို့Burmese
Petra d’AràbiaCatalan
پێتراCentral Kurdish
佩特拉Chinese
PetraCroatian
PetraCzech
PetraDanish
ޕެޓްރާDhivehi
PetraDutch
بيتراEgyptian Arabic
PetraEsperanto
PetraEstonian
PetraFinnish
PetraGalician
პეტრაGeorgian
ΠέτραGreek
Πέτρα ΙορδανίαςGreek
પેટ્રાGujarati
פטרהHebrew
पेत्राHindi
PetraHungarian
PetraIcelandic
PetraIdo
Petra (Jordania)Ido
PetraIndonesian
Petra, YordaniaIndonesian
PetraInterlingua
Petra (Jordania)Interlingua
PetraIrish
PetraItalian
ReqemItalian
ペトラJapanese
PetraJavanese
PeetiraaKabiyè
ಪೆಟ್ರಾKannada
ПетраKazakh
ពេត្រាKhmer
페트라Korean
PetraKurdish
PetraLatin
Petra (Iordania)Latin
PetraLatvian
PetraLimburgan
PetraLithuanian
PetraLuxembourgish
ПетраMacedonian
पेत्राMagahi
PetraMalay
പെട്രMalayalam
PetraMaltese
पेट्राMarathi
პეტრაMingrelian
ПэтраMoksha
ПетраMongolian
पेत्राNepali
PetraNorwegian
PetraNorwegian Bokmål
PetraOccitan (post 1500)
ПетрæOssetian
PetraRomanian
Petra, IordaniaRomanian
ПетраRussian
PetraScots
PetraSerbian
ПетраSerbian
PetraSerbo-Croatian
PetraSicilian
PetraSlovak
PetraSlovenian
Petra-NabataeanSomali
پتراSouth Azerbaijani
นครเปตราThai
เปตราThai
PetraTurkish
ПетраUkrainian
بتراUrdu
PetraUzbek
PetraVietnamese
PetraWaray (Philippines)
PetraWelsh
ՓեթրաWestern Armenian
佩特拉Wu Chinese
佩特拉Yue Chinese
PetraZeeuws
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Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al-Madras and Wadi Mousa.
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