After the satisfying trip to Wadi Rum, our next destination is about 120km away to Petra.
Petra became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 as well as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.
Petra also known as the 'Lost City'.
Believed to have been home to 30,000 people during the first centuries BC and was an important trading city. It became the subject of many attacks, but the mountainous region made it an impenetrable fortress.
It then sat uninhabited for over five centuries until rediscovered later in 1812.
The entrance to the city of Petra is by a narrow passage cut through the sandstone as a result of years of rain and wind.
You may not heard of Petra before, but if you are a fan of the movie Indiana Jones, you will not miss it. Appearing during the climax of the 1989 movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, this location - known as The Treasury makes for an impressive backdrop to the mystery and chaos of the film’s final moments.
Monastery, another structure using rock-cut architecture that were as impressive as The Treasury.
The mark on the lower part of the structure show how deep it were once buried in sands.
Looking from different angle to have a sense of the height of the structure.
There are many stone cut room like this can be seen along the way. This is another site that need a full day for better experience. There are still many point of interest that I didn't manage to cover and will have to come back again the next day.
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