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Petra
Petra, or the Rose City, originally known as Raqmu to the Nabataeans, is an ancient and historical city located in Ma'an Governorate in southern Jordan. The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and ancient water conduit system. It was founded in 312 BC and became the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom. Petra includes a large group of monuments such as the Great Temple and the Temple of the Winged Lions, in addition to Al-Khazneh (the treasury) and Ad Deir, which are considered among the most important and famous of these monuments. Petra was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Petra.by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Carlalexanderlukas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby AndreaRipetta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 884 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1985
4th Century BC
Nabataean
Roman + Byzantine
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