Vertical pano of Petra's Al-Khazneh (The Treasury), a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1985)

            The city of Petra is accessed through a 1.2-kilometre-long (0.75 mi) gorge called the Siq, which leads directly to the Khazneh [The Treasury]. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system, Petra is also called the Rose City due to the colour of the stone out of which it is carved. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage". In 2007, Al-Khazneh [The Treasury (45m high)] was voted as one of the New7Wonders of the World. Petra is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. 

[Petra] is believed to have been settled as early as 9,000 BC, and [...] established in the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub.

[...]. Petra flourished in the 1st century AD, when its famous Khazneh structure – believed to be the mausoleum of Nabataean king Aretas IV – was constructed [...]. Petra's importance declined as sea trade routes emerged. [...] by the early Islamic era it was abandoned except for a handful of nomads [and] was [only] rediscovered in 1812 by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. Wikipedia

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