Petra(jordan)

                                           

Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan's southwestern desert. Dating to around 300 B.C., it was the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom. Accessed via a narrow canyon called Al Siq, it contains tombs and temples carved into pink sandstone cliffs, earning its nickname, the "Rose City." Perhaps its most famous structure is 45m-high Al Khazneh, a temple with an ornate, Greek-style facade, and known as The Treasury.

Address: Jordan

Area: 264 km²

Elevation: 810 m (2,657 ft)

Built: possibly as early as 5th century BC

Phone: +962 3 215 6060

Number of visitors: 596,602

Inscription: 1985 (9th Session)

Did you know: Petra has more than 800 carved tombs and more than 800 individual monuments.