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Petra
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This article is about the Jordanian ancient city of Petra. For other uses, see Petra (disambiguation).Petra |

Al Khazneh or The Treasury at Petra |
Location | Ma'an Governorate, Jordan |
Coordinates | 30°19′43″N 35°26′31″ECoordinates: 30°19′43″N 35°26′31″E |
Elevation | 810 m (2,657 ft) |Built | possibly as early as 312 BC |
Visitation | 580,000 (in 2007) |
Governing body | Petra Region Authority |
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UNESCO World Heritage Site |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, iii, iv|
Designated | 1985 (9th session) |
Reference # | 326 |
State Party | Jordan |
Region | Arab States |
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Website | www.visitpetra.jo |
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Location of Petra in Jordan |Petra (Greek πέτρα (petra), meaning 'stone'; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ) is an Arabianhistorical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an, that is famous for its rock-cutarchitecture and water conduit system.
Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans,[1] it is a symbol of Jordan, as well as its most visited tourist attraction.[2] It lies on theslope ofMount Hor[3] in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah(Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra has been a UNESCO WorldHeritage Site since 1985.
The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced bySwiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as oldas time" in a Newdigate Prize-winning poem by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage".[4] See: UNESCO IntangibleCultural Heritage Lists. Petra was chosen by theSmithsonian Magazine as one of the "28 Places to See Before You Die."[5]

Petra (en árabe, البتراء al-Batrā´) es un importante enclave arqueológico...