Petra

__Petra: lost city of stone __


 * There was a time when the city of Petra had life. It was 2000 years ago when a group of Arabian nomads, called Nabataeans, turned this place into a trade center and their home. **



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 * Petra i ****s ****located in the southern of jordan, this city made by carving sandstone cliff, has spectacular facades covered with stucco and brightly painted, banquet halls, altars and niches. The Nabataeans not only built this place, they also managed to support a huge population by crops, gardens and reservoirs, and also made it a trade center that supplied Rome, Greece and Egypt. Other example of their great architectural master pieces are the monumental tombs carved for their kings and leaders. **
 * With the past of time the trade routes change and Petra was forgotten, until a few years ago **** when a Swiss explorer named Burckhardt rediscovered the city, and nowadays is an UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by many tourist. **