Petra es un importante enclave arqueológico en Jordania, y la capital del antiguo reino nabateo, cuyos pobladores la llamaban Raqmu. El…
Deir es un edificio monumental excavado y esculpido en piedra en la antigua ciudad jordana de Petra. Fue construido por los nabateos en el…
El Siq es la entrada principial a la antigua ciudad de Petra, en el sur de Jordania.
El castillo de Shawbak o Qal'at ash-Shawbak es una fortaleza de los cruzados ubicada al oriente del valle del Aravá, con una espléndida…
The most attractive tomb in the area. The rich colour of sandstone is said to be changing during the day!
This path leads to the center of the ancient city and is surrounded by carved tombs. Tall tombs belong to the rich and short to the poor.
The tomb is named after the statue of a soldier wearing Roman clothes. It dates back to the 2nd century.
Built at the time of Sextus Florentinos, the governor of the Arab state. There are remains of columns and statues left.
Petra Theater is a first century AD Nabataean theatre situated 600 m from the centre of Petra.
A fountain in the shape of a lion carved into sandstone. Unfortunately the head is missing now, but you can see where the water once flowed.
Beidha, a veces Bayda, es un sitio arqueológico del Neolítico ubicado a unos tres kilómetros al norte de la ciudad jordana de Petra,…
Open-air altar carved out by the Nabataeans. You can even climb to the top of the mountain or take a donkey, but careful, the path is steep!
Although the former main street is badly damaged, it is partially preserved. Its remains are about half a kilometre long.
Probably a water cistern with a chamber for the person who managed it. It provided water for those who headed to the High Place of Sacrifice.
