Always attracts me the smell of the desert and breadth, the sun fiery center of the blue clear sky and inscriptions eternal witness to the beauty of pristine nature that did not divulge all its secrets yet, they keep it to those who selected and donated them to the same, those who have their determination and effort is difficult for the rock and moved the stone and out of cities from the wombs of the mountains.
There in the desert, where silence enveloping the place but the sound of the wind hugging the rocks in the eternal dialogue between them does not end ... and only then I feel a strong desire to launch it, to the eastern city of stunning pink city that is unmatched, to Petra.
Petra, Jordan
"Petra" amazing rose-red city in the heart of the desert
They say that the city of Petra, the mystery does not know one but God Almighty, this secret take away the human will goes back to the place many times, and perhaps this magic is that chelation cores Nabataeans old and two thousand years ago and while the Kingdom of Nabatiyeh at the height of its power and glory, Vatakdhuha their capital , and their capital that they could establish a network of caravan routes which brought spices, incense, myrrh, gold, silver and precious stones from India and the Arabian Peninsula, and silk from Gaza and Damascus, and henna from Ashkelon, and glassware of Tyre and Sidon, and pearls from the Persian Gulf, and take these goods to the trade by west, as a result of the wealth they acquired, they adorned their city with palaces, temples and mosaics.
Between the Siq and the shelf
Petra is located at a distance of 225 km south of the capital Amman, Jordan, about three hours on the desert road to the west of the main road that connects between Amman and Aqaba city on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba from the Red Sea.
The city of Petra, carved in the rock as the "Valley of Moses" pink, so named after the city's pink. And you can reach them by car and then begin to walk between the corners of the city of huge carved in the rock, hiding behind the impenetrable barrier of the mountains compact which barely porous called (Siq) or (part), which starts at the main entrance and continue its way between the wall Aldiqin shelf, and two Artvallma up to one hundred meters and with difficulty to allow sunlight to pass through the high strings and intermittent.
Petra as seen from inside the Siq, Jordan
Safe interface as seen from inside the Siq
On your way you see this vagina narrow in the rock and carved out many of the writings of archaeological and ancient languages dating back to the era of Empire Romanian, and when approaching Siq to a close, and as you Serah at a loss trying to decode these hieroglyphs have seen, suddenly in the rotated side to claw blurring your eyes bright light to sunlight, which gathered and focused on this interface in large spacious area to show the bright and famous Treasury carved in the rock 140 meters high 90 meters and display.
This interface high-rise is the same that was fascinated by the director of adventure "Indiana Jones" so use it in a series of shots the last of the movie film famous, and this interface is only the first secret of Petra, in particular with the presence of this jar, lying at the top of this great edifice, which they believe old it contains treasures myriad of gold and precious gems hence the name (edifice). Some scientists believe that the Treasury which are carved in the first century AD Kdharih for a Nabataean kings have been used later as a temple sacred.
Petra at night, Jordan
Interface "Treasury" in Petra by night
Sufficient for you to visit Petra, to see how the design and the resolve of those who built, they made their capital in the rock desert drive to last for their nearly five hundred years, and still their tracks see them in science, knowledge and tradition after more than two thousand years, how today, the effects of these old houses carved in the rocks, as well as these corridors and spacious halls huge and cisterns, baths and the ranks of the stairs decorated, markets, and gates with arches, streets and buildings, as well as water channels distinctive as the unique Petra, its system of water is amazing, where are distributed the channels are based in an engineering ensures the flow of water from its sources, and his eyes to all the vital areas in the city by gravity . As you can see the street of columns, which is the heart of the city of Petra, and the market which was once a bustling central market, and fraught with stores and homes.
Monastery pink
Walk on your feet, or on the back of horse, or in a cart pulled by horses have access to the holy monastery, which consists of an ongoing series of 8000 degree stone.
The shrine or temple was an important place of pilgrimage, where the priests and worshipers were using way to rally in the open area in front of the building, and the beginning of the fourth century Kidder used during the Christian Byzantine era, which raised left of the crosses carved on the back wall.
The monastery in Petra
In general we can say that the city of Petra, a variety of civilizations and cultures are not limited to the effects of the Nabataeans alone, as the visitor can be seen on the nearby site and the location of the white Basta, who return to the era of 8000 years before the Edomites. There is also within the city of Petra, pink and a peaks of Mount Hor overlooking the end of the city is located serves as the Prophet Harun (peace be upon him) and his grave, which is a room decorated with fabrics green topped dome and white in front of a black stone, and believed the population of these areas that the place of the status of a great du'aa there answered.
Tomb of the Prophet Aaron, peace be upon him on the Mount of Aaron
Tomb of the Prophet Aaron, peace be upon him on the Mount of Aaron
Parameters of ownership
Certainly are now beginning to touch the answers to questions taken place in your mind before you visit Petra, the most important reason for fame great for this city's glamorous, and that whenever penetrated to detect Baan you more, these are the tanks jinn and consists of three edifices of stone different views to predict the significance of their presence; Some believe it mausoleums while others think it is dedicated to the god Nabati "Duchara."
Perhaps this property shrines are the most influential in the self of the 500 Shrine in Petra, and the largest shrine or tomb of the jar, which easily compete with Treasury and the convent in the huge size, and states that in the mid-fifth century used the main room of the Byzantine church.
Shrine or tomb of the jar
The tomb of Silk Otfatth the elements is considered among the smaller shrines, however, is a unique sight radiant colors, Here is the Red hugging yellow, and gray stones flowing through and across the interfaces that lead by the Corniche to double.
And to the shrine, "Alchornty," which has intrigued many of the architects, it seems a mixture of different elements, Valjze top of it simulates the Treasury, while the basement and a clear copy of the Siq Tricklinom door. The Shrine "Sksitus Vlontios" is the only shrine in Petra, which carries a date recently, it was carved around the year 130 AD the Roman governor of the state of Arab, and is known for Bnicohh above the entrance.
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