Petra

December 21, 2022
001 - P1200321 Wednesday December 21, 2022 - day 10 of our 13-day Israel-Jordan tour (Jordan day 3) - tour itinerary: PETRA guided walking tour of the Siq, the narrow gorge...
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002 - P1200315 Good morning and welcome to Petra - the city of Petra, capital of the Nabatean Arabs, one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world - 12/21/22
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003 - P1200324 ... inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabatean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia,...
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004 - P1200326 ... Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges... 12/21/22 Petra, Jordan
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005 - P1200328 ... one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Hellenistic architecture... 12/21/22 Petra, Jordan
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006 - IMG_1377 Petra, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1985...
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007 - P1200317 12/21/22 8am - Petra, Jordan - this UNESCO world heritage site announced as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World during a star-studded event held on July...
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008 - IMG_1378 ... let's begin our walking tour and experience this 2000+ years world wonder, shall we? - Bab Al Siq, Arabic for gateway to the ‘siq’... 12/21/22 Petra, Jordan
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009 - IMG_1379 ... unknown when precisely Petra was built, but the city began to prosper as the capital of the Nabatean Empire from the 1st century BC, which grew rich through...
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010 - P1200327 ... Petra was later annexed to the Roman Empire and continued to thrive until a large earthquake in 363 AD destroyed much of the city in the 4th century AD......
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012 - P1200337 ... the earthquake combined with changes in trade routes, eventually led to the downfall of the city which was ultimately abandoned...
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013 - P1200339 ... by the middle of the 7th century, Petra appears to have been largely deserted and it was then lost to all except local Bedouin from the area...
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014 - IMG_1381 ... in 1812 a Swiss explorer named Johannes Burckhardt set out to 'rediscover' Petra; he dressed up as an Arab and convinced his Bedouin guide to take him to...
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015 - IMG_1380 12/21/22 - along the 2.5 miles most visited Main Trail, starting from the Petra visitor center through the Siq to the Treasury, then the royal tombs, the...
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016 - P1200330 12/21/22 Djinn Blocks, Petra
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017 - IMG_1382 ... the Obelisk Tomb carved by the Nabataeans in the 1st century AD; above the tomb are four pyramids (nafesh) and a niche with a statue in bas-relief that...
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018 - IMG_1383 ... it’s said that a double inscription in Nabataean and Greek that refers to a burial monument on the opposing cliff face; written by “Abdomanchos” indicating...
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019 - IMG_1385 12/21/22 Djinn Blocks, Petra
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020 - P1200338 12/21/22 Petra Archaeological Site - use your imagination, what do you see in this photo?
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021 - IMG_1387 ... many of Petra’s most spectacular structures were carved into the red sandstone surroundings so that their facades, which can rise to 130 feet (40 km) in...
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