Petra
Petra (Greek "πέτρα" (petra), meanin stane; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ) is a historical an airchaeological ceety in the Jordanian govrenorate o Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut airchitectur an watter conduit seestem. Established sometime aroond the 6t century BC as the caipital ceety o the Nabataeans,[2] it is a seebol o Jordan as well as its maist visitit tourist attraction.[2] It lees on the slope o Munt Hor[3] in a basin amang the muntains that form the eastren flank o Arabah (Wadi Araba), the lairge valley runnin frae the Deid Sea tae the Gulf o Aqaba. Petra haes been a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid syne 1985.
| Petra | |
|---|---|
 Al Khazneh or The Treasury at Petra | |
| Location | Ma'an Govrenorate, Jordan |
| Coordinates | 30°19′43″N 35°26′31″E / 30.32861°N 35.44194°E 35°26′31″E / 30.32861°N 35.44194°E |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,657 ft) |
| Settled | 7000 BC[1] |
| Biggit | 1200 BC[1] |
| Visitors | 580,000 (in 2007) |
| Govrenin bouk | Petra Region Authority |
| Teep | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, iv |
| Designatit | 1985 (9t session) |
| Reference no. | 326 |
| State Pairty | Jordan |
| Region | Arab States |
| Wabsteid | www.visitpetra.jo |
  Location o Petra in Jordan | |
The steid remained unkent tae the Wastren warld till 1812, when it wis introducit bi Swiss splorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It wis describit as "a rose-red ceety hauf as auld as time" in a Newdigate Prize-winnin poem bi John William Burgon. UNESCO haes describit it as "ane o the maist precious cultural properties o man's cultural heritage".[4] Petra wis chuisen bi the BBC as ane o "the 40 places ye hae tae see afore ye dee".[5]
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