Petra (all images)

The abandoned city of Petra lies in a remote valley basin in the Shara mountains in southern Jordan. In ancient times it was the capital of the reign of the Nabateans. While the area had been settled since paleolithic times due to its convenient location and supply of water, the city was founded by the Nabateans around the 5th century BC. The city started declining following the Roman conquest in the 2nd century AD. In the 7th century AD the city was finally abandoned and forgotten. It was rediscovered in 1812 by Jean Louis Burckhardt, a Swiss traveller. Nowadays Petra consists of ruins spread over the valley basin and of monumental tombs carved into the rock, of which the Treasury and the Monastery are the most famous. Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985.


01 Entrance to the Siq	02 The Siq	03 The Siq	04 Rock formation	05 Narrow passage through the rocks	06 The Siq


07 The Siq at its widest	08 Narrow passage through the rocks	09 Passage through steep pink rocks	10 Passage through steep pink rocks	11 The Siq	12 Passage through steep pink rocks


13 Passage through steep pink rocks	14 Passage through steep pink rocks	15 Narrow passage through the rocks	16 Passage through steep pink rocks


17 Panoramic view of Wadi Musa	18 Road in Bab as-Siq area


19 Tourists walking through Bab as-Siq	20 Obelisk tomb in Bab as-Siq area	21 Road in Bab as-Siq area	22 Cave in Bab as-Siq area


01 Siq access to Treasury	02 Siq access to Treasury	03 Siq access to Treasury	04 The Treasury	05 The Treasury	06 The Treasury


07 Treasury facade	08 Treasury facade details	09 Treasury facade details	10 Inner chamber


11 The Treasury	12 The Treasury	13 Treasury facade details	14 Treasury facade details	15 Treasury facade details	01 Street of facades


02 Tombs on street of facades	03 Theatre	04 Theatre


05 Theatre	06 Dromedary rider waiting for customers	07 Ruins of the Great Temple	08 Ruins of the Great temple


09 Great temple columns	10 Temple of winged lions ruins	11 Colonnade street	12 Temenos arched gate	13 Temenos arched gate detail


14 Temenos arched gate	15 Carved rocks	16 Qasr Al-Bint temple of Dushares	17 Qasr Al-Bint temple of Dushares facade	18 Gate of Qasr Al-Bint temple of Dushares


01 Tomb carved into the rock	02 Tomb carved into the rock	03 Urn tomb	04 Urn tomb and cliff


05 East ridge with tombs	06 East ridge with tombs


07 East ridge with tombs	08 East ridge with tombs	09 Corinthian tomb


10 Palace and Corinthian tombs	11 Corinthian tomb	12 Palace tomb gate	13 Corinthian tomb	14 Corinthian tomb detail	15 Tomb carved into the rock


16 Tomb carved into the rock	17 East ridge with tombs


18 East ridge with tombs	01 High place of sacrifice


02 High place of sacrifice	03 High place of sacrifice	04 Pool and altar	01 Deir Monastery


02 Panorama view of Monastery	03 Monastery upper part of facade	04 Monastery viewed from cave	05 Deir Monastery


06 Deir Monastery	07 Deir Monastery	08 Deir Monastery	09 Deir Monastery


10 Deir Monastery	11 Panorama view of Monastery	12 Monastery upper facade	13 Monastery upper facade


14 Entrance to Monastery	15 Monastery upper part of facade	16 View from inner chamber	17 Inner chamber	18 Monastery upper facade


19 Panorama view of Monastery	01 Street of facades	02 Street of facades	03 Oval opening in red cave


04 View of central Petra	05 Late afternoon view of street of facades	06 Steep pink cliff	07 Panoramic view of Petra


08 Panoramic view of Petra	09 Canyon	10 Canyon with path to Monastery	11 Canyon with path to Monastery


12 Canyon	13 Canyon	14 Donkey	15 Path to monastery and rock formations


16 Path to viewpoint near Monastery	17 Mountains surrounding Petra	18 Stone heap


19 Mountains surrounding Petra	20 Roofed viewpoint with tourists	21 Canyon	22 Canyon

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