What are the pink ruins of Petra?

The “Rose City” is a honeycomb of hand-hewn caves, temples, and tombs carved from blushing pink sandstone in the high desert of Jordan some 2,000 years ago. Hidden by time and shifting sand, Petra tells of a lost civilization.



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Here's a list of 22 facts you might not know about this beautiful historical city in southern Jordan.
  • Petra is popularly called The Lost City. ...
  • Petra is also known as the Rose City. ...
  • Petra is one of the oldest cities in the world. ...
  • Petra means rocks. ...
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site. ...
  • Petra is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.


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We know that these nomadic merchants became very rich as desert traders, and slowly gave up their goatskin tents to build the grand houses and monuments that became Petra. But it is a mystery why these people gave up their nomadic life to settle down in one place. The nomadic Nabataeans settled in the city of Petra.

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Petra is home to over 1000 tombs Source The Nabateans believed in the afterlife and taking extra care of their dead. They built over 1000 tombs in Petra. This makes the site 'one of the largest royal tomb complexes in the world'.

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Few realize that among these relics of an ancient people there are still those living in the area that maintain the traditional nomadic way of life. “(The Bedouins) are here as controller for these caves, for all Petra.

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Petra, ancient city, centre of an Arab kingdom in Hellenistic and Roman times, the ruins of which are in southwest Jordan.

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Although sand bottles may look beautiful and have obviously been skillfully created, the more sand that's taken from Petra's natural landscape the less stable the landscape becomes.

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The ?Rose City? is a honeycomb of hand-hewn caves, temples, and tombs carved from blushing pink sandstone in the high desert of Jordan some 2,000 years ago. Hidden by time and shifting sand, Petra tells of a lost civilization.

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Now, however, archaeologists are discovering that ancient Petra was a sprawling city of lush gardens and pleasant fountains, enormous temples and luxurious Roman-style villas.

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We know that these nomadic merchants became very rich as desert traders, and slowly gave up their goatskin tents to build the grand houses and monuments that became Petra. But it is a mystery why these people gave up their nomadic life to settle down in one place. The nomadic Nabataeans settled in the city of Petra.

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Some main archeological sites inside the city are the Treasury – the tomb of a Nabatean king, the Monastery – an isolated mountain temple, a theatre, government buildings and dwelling for regular people.

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Petra (Arabic: ??????????, romanized: Al-Batra?; Greek: ??t?a, Rock), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqemo (Nabataean: ??????? or ?????????, *Raqemo), is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan.

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Petra is home to roughly 800 tombs, therefore known as the “Royal Tombs”, with the most renowned being The Treasury. The Treasury was originally built as a mausoleum and crypt, and is estimated to be over 2,000 years old.

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Some believe that Petra may be Sela in the Old Testament, largely because of the meaning of the name (2 Kgs 14:7; Isa 16:1). Sela is “rock, cliff, fissure” in Semitic cognates, and Petra is “rock” in Greek. Others place Sela just north of Bozrah or believe it to be a general reference meaning “the rock, cliff.”

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