Petra+of+Jordan






 * Where is Petra located? **

Petra is located at the crossroads between: New orient and European civilization, deep within deserts of Jordan

Their inhabitants were arabians called Nabataeans
 * Who were its inhabitants? **


 * What is/are its characteristics? **

They were a group of Arabian nomads. Late r they were traders and they they had acquired control of the ancient incense and spice trade throughout the Arabian Peninsula by the first century BC.


 * How important were tombs in Petra? What did they mean?**

The toms were important because memorializing their kings and leaders  **How did this city become an urban center?**

Petra city become an urban city through commerce, the city flourished. Its people, the Nabataeans, harnessed precious water, enabling the population to soar to perhaps 20,000, by the end of the first century

**How was this city organized/planned?**

Petra of Jordan was organized along of the natural conotours of the landscape. At this time the Nabataeans paved the road through the Siq, enabling wheeled vehicles to import locally quarried limestone used in city construction.

The lost city of Petra is an ancient city located in the deep within the deserts of Jordan. When people talk about Petra many questions appears. Which are the mysteries hidden in this astonishing city? Who lived in it? And why they build it? Petra was discovered in 19th century by a Swiss explorer, since then many travelers arrived to the city, their images fueled immense curiosity about the city and its origins. It starts with a group of Arabian nomads called the Nabataeans, who led fruitful lives as desert traders. The Nabataeans also erected monumental tombs, memorializing their kings and leaders. Petra began as a gathering site for Nabataean traders. Through commerce, the city evolved into a bustling hub of international commerce and culture. The city was characterized for shaping the natural world chiseling sandstone cliffs for constructions.

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