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Petra

Jordan
Date of Inscription: 1985
Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)
Ma’an Governorate
N30 19 50.016 E35 26 35.988
Ref: 326

Brief Description

Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Hellenistic architecture.

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