The ancient rock carved city Petra, Jordan.
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3413 x 5120 px | 28.9 x 43.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
13 November 2007Location:
Petra, Jordan.More information:
Petra is a historic and archaeological city in the Jordan it has rock cut architecture. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, It lies 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. Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time".