| MADABA | UM QYES | RUM | JARESH | DEAD SEA | NEBO | PETRA | AMMAN | AQABA |
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| The ancient city of Petra, “the Red Rose city half as old as time”, was built from 800 BC to 100 AD by Nabatean Arabs. In this era Petra was a great trading city and a fortress, carved out of craggy rocks in an area which was virtually inaccessible to unwelcome visitors. Petra had its greatest period of glory and commercial success in the two centuries before and after the birth of Christ |
