Petra

First of all, Petra is a wonderful masterpiece carved into a mountain in southern Jordan and was announced as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. It is located in a valley called Arabah, which runs from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.

It has been originally built by Nabatians, whose inhabitants were nomadic people but settled in this area and then built last Treasury is the most magnificent sight of Petra and then The culture era of Petra encountered several eras and historical states, and then namely Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic state.

Petra History

The Nabataeans, before they were conquered and absorbed into the Roman Empire, controlled a vast tract of the Middle East from modern-day Israel and Jordan into the northern Arabian Peninsula. The remains of their innovative networks of water capture, storage, and then transport, and irrigation systems are found to this day throughout this area.

Fact and Fiction

• Several scenes from the Hollywood blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade were filmed in Petra. The movie’s fictional Canyon of the Crescent Moon was modeled on the eastern entrance.
• Petra was founded over 2000 years ago along the ancient trade routes between Arabia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean Sea.
• One of the Seven Wonders of the World: In 2007, was recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World and UNESCO described the city as “one of the most precious properties of the cultural inheritance of mankind.” after that Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site a since 1985.

One of the Seven Wonders of the World

In 2007, it was recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World and UNESCO described the city as “one of the most precious properties of the cultural inheritance of mankind.” after that Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site a since 1985.

Theater

The Theater was sculpted on the mountainside; however, it has three rows of seats, seven stairs, next can accommodate 4000 spectators and then The Theater was built during the rule of King Areas IV (4 BC-27 BC).

Petra in Hollywood

Finally, Petra has been in a few of the most famous movies in Hollywood such as Indiana Jones. Transformers 2, and it is also mentioned in the Mortal Combat Movie.