Petra – An Ancient Archeological City in Jordan
In Jordan’s desolate desert canyons, an ancient gem is located, the Ancient City of Petra. Petra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The city flourished over 2,000 years ago when it used to trade with Rome as an equal before earthquakes in the 4th and 6th centuries C.E., which ruined the city. This archeological city is an enormous combination of tombs, monuments, and other religious structures carved into sandstone cliffs. Petra also used to be the capital of the Nabataean kingdom, but in the first century A.D., it yielded to the rising power of Rome.
