Petra The city of Petra , the capital of the Nabataean Arabs ( and the Nabataeans were nomadic Arab tribe and graze cattle moving from one place to another in search of pasture ) , the greatest and most historic landmarks in Jordan , it is located at a distance of 262 kilometers to the south of Amman . It was described by English poet eastern city of Bergen as stunning , the pink city that is unmatched . By more than two thousand years taking Arbab Nabataeans coming from the Arabian Peninsula detractors their own space in Petra . In view of its impregnable which facilitates his defense , making them the Nabataeans fortress and capital ownership thing for his state. Featuring the citys style built majestic and creativity in their basins and dams and canals . Heritage created by the Nabataean Arabs who settled in southern Jordan more than two thousand years , and took control of the station convoys hidden those trade routes in the countrys ancient Arabs , and they impose tolls , and harbor convoys loaded with goods Arab Kallban Kboukor users and bitter , and spicy and Indian silk , ivory and animal skins Africa. Petra and still to this day bear the stamp of nomadism , as visitors see the emergence of standing up horses and camels , in order to enter them in the trip remain in memory throughout the lifespan . When the Nabataean kingdom was at the height of its spread to Damascus , and included parts of the Sinai desert in Egypt and the Negev desert in Palestine ; was so physically control the bulk of the countrys Arabs Petra in the sixteenth century : The Petra has completely lost for the West , was not the world knows nothing about it during the Crusades , to the English traveler - Swiss Johann Burckhardt disclosure during roaming in the countries of the Arab Middle East , and was then the journey from Cairo to Damascus after leaving Christianity to Islam and studied forensic science , in addition to the practice of discovery and travel . In that year, 1812 , he persuaded Johann Burckhardt Dalila Nomad to take him to the site of the city, which was rumored that they are missing. He wrote in his notes and drawings that were notation secretly .. seems likely to be very ruins in the Valley of Moses are the remains of Petra ancient . In spite of the discovery of Petra by Burckhardt , did not occur excavations in which the first to explore the effects only in 1924 , under the the supervision of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem . Since then remove the effects of modern exploration by teams of Jordanian and foreign various parts of the city under the earth , and revealed to us by far the life of the ancient inhabitants . There are hundreds of monuments hewn , structures tall and tombs of ownership , a runway large enough for seven thousand spectators in addition to the houses rock and large lobbies and halls and water channels and cisterns and baths , and rows of drawers decorated markets and gates arched . Among the most prominent historical shrines where the shrine of the jar , the highest rise of other effects and front yard and columns carved in the rock , and faced him square pillars . The shrine s like the second model of the Treasury , but the weather damaged fronted , and the tomb is located to the north of the palace. There is also a monastery which is one of the largest archaeological sites in the city , with a width of 50 meters , and a height of 45 meters and a height of 8 meters on his door . It is on the top of the monastery , extends beyond sight of the beholder sees Palestinian land and the entire Sinai . But Petra is not limited to the effects of the Nabataeans alone , as visitors can be seen close to the site of them white and Basta site , which they return to the era of 8000 years before the Edomites . The visitor can wander in sight site Adhirh notorious incident of arbitration in the Earths history , which includes the remnants of the Roman landmarks .
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:08:40 +0000
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