Petra
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Mohd
Oct 25, 2007, 6:05:08 AM10/25/07
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The most famous attraction in Jordan is the Nabatean city of Petra,
some 262 kilometers or 160 miles south of Amman. The Victorian
traveler and poet, Dean Burgeon, gave Petra a description which holds
to this day Match me such a marvel save in Eastern clime, a rose red
city half as old as time.
some 262 kilometers or 160 miles south of Amman. The Victorian
traveler and poet, Dean Burgeon, gave Petra a description which holds
to this day Match me such a marvel save in Eastern clime, a rose red
city half as old as time.
More than 2,000 years ago Petra was used as a temporary refuge by
nomadic Nabatean Arabs, Bedouins who came north out of Arabia. From a
few caves in a rocky outcrop, easy to defend, the nabateans created
Petra as a fortress city
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http://blog.jo.zain.com/mofaouri?mm=1744910964&post=2019&preAll=
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