Buyenlarge 0-587-26113-7-P1218 El Khasne Petra Paper Poster 12" x 18"

Petra Greek meaning rock is a historic and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that has rock cut architecture and a water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourism attraction it lies on the slope of mount Hor in a Basin among the mountains which form the Eastern flank of Arabic (Wadi Araba), the large Valley running from the dead sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.