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Description
Plate tectonics and erosion due to water and sand created this fabulous landscape, which was cannily exploited by the Nabataeans. The illustrious merchants controlling caravan traffic between East and West founded a huge empire that prospered around the time of Christ. Their capital, Petra, was rediscovered in the early 19C, revealing the splendour and riches of this civilisation; its written script was a precursor of Arabic. An unmissable site of premier importance.
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- From€85.99(7 reviews)424 m
- From€13.724.03 Km
- From€61.72193.1 Km
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide1.52 Km - Pétra, Wadi Musa
- The Green Guide1.83 Km - Pétra, Wadi Musa
- The Green Guide11.5 Km - Pétra, Wadi Musa
More tourist attractions in Petra
Where to sleepnearby
- From JOD25Happy Bedouin House Petra2.23 Km - Little Petra street, Uum Sayhoun, Al Ḩayy 71810
- From JOD61Petra Guest House Hotel2.79 Km - On the main Entrance of PETRA, Wadi Musa 71810
- From JOD55Petra Moon Hotel2.88 Km - Petra Visitor Center Street, Wadi Musa 71882
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