Hey all , good morning (:
After reading the story on this day ,
I really liked about one of the city located in Jordan .


Do you know of what I mean ?
The city is located in the city of Amman , Jordan .
Historic heritage that is so beautiful and amazing its called the City of Petra .
Petra in Greek means rock . Meanwhile, people of Arabs called it alBitra .
This archaeological site refers to a city building made of stones, which is located in a lowland flanked by mountains which form the eastern wing of the Wadi Araba , a large valley . Which originated from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba .
The town was founded by digging and carving the rocks as high as 40 meters .
Petra is the symbol of engineering and protection .
Source image by Mr. Google

City of Petra is beautiful and amazing this is the relic Anbath AsySyam, the ancient Arabs who lived in the Sinai Peninsula and Aaron . The town became a center of caravan trade that traveled between Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, and Syria .


History tells us that..
Petra was the capital of Nabatean Kingdom . Founded in 9BC - 40 BC by King Aretas IV, who built the city of unique and magical as the city that are difficult to penetrate the enemy and secure from natural disasters such as sandstorms . Tribe Nabatean built the city with irrigation system extremely complex . There is a tunnel of water and water chambers that deliver clean water to the city, thus preventing a sudden flood . They also have hydraulic technology to raise water .
Historical city of Petra include...

The 1st century BC, the Nabatean Kingdom to reach the territory of Damascus in the north and south of the Dead Sea. At that time, Petra has been inhabited about 30 thousand inhabitants. At that time built the Great Temple.

In the year 106 AD, the Romans had taken control of the region. Under the leadership of the emperor Trajan, Petra experiencing rapid growth. DiPetra architecture-architecture was influenced by the Romans.

In the year 363, there was a massive earthquake destroyed many buildings and drainage systems that are vital to the community the city of Petra, and Petra was gradually abandoned.

The 7th century AD, Islam is present, and in the 14th century, the Prophet Aaron arrived in the territory of Jordan (now) when accompanied Moses brought his people out of Egypt from the pursuit of King Pharaoh.

At the age of 10 years, the Prophet Muhammad, have visited this mountain with his uncle.

In the 12th century after the Crusades, Petra had become a 'lost city' more than 500 years. Only local residents, tribal Bedouin who knows.

In 1812, Petra was rediscovered by Swiss explorer named Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, disguised as a Muslim.
That is the story of the city of Petra. Those who built this city great. The people in the previous era could build cities or buildings without using sophisticated equipment like this now.
What do you think?