Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known to the Nabataeans as Raqmu, is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved.

1. Petra lost city of Stone
Prepared by,

2. PETRA
 An ancient Nabataean city in western Jordan with massive facades
carved out of red sandstone

3.  ‘Petra’ is the Greek word for ‘rock’.
 Petra was probably Sela (‘rock’) or Mount Seir in the Old Testament.
 The Idumeans were later displaced by the Nabataeans whose greatest
king was Aretas IV (9 BCE to 40 CE).

4.  WHY THIS LOCATION?
 Because of the ancient world trade route passing through the Petra and
Nabataean are ancient trader. Trading make them wealthy.

5.  THREE WAYS INTO PETRA
1. Ride a horse
2. Ride a horse
carriage
3. Walk

6.  KEY FEATURES OF NABATAEANS CITY
1. The Treasure
2. Underground water tank
3. Amphitheatre
4. Piped water supply
5. Tunnel for protect The Treasure

7. 1. The Treasure
It was the 39 m high carved
structure
It was carved form sand stone
It represent the influence of
Roman and Greek style
Top down construction
technology
Carved blocked was used for
another construction

8. 2. UNDERGROUND WATER TANK
There are 200 underground water tank for water
Stored water is used for the dry season

9. 3. AMPHITHEATRE
Amphitheatre for 3000 people

10. The channel on the right was for
drinking and was lined with clay
pipe.
4. PIPED WATER SUPPLY
2 rock-cut channels brought
water from the Ain Musa into
Petra; the channel on the left
was for non-drinking purposes

11. 5. TUNNEL FOR PROTECT THE TREASURE
Tunnel was almost 300 m long for protect
the The Treasure
It convoy water away from The Treasure

12.  Bedouins used to live in these
caves till the government
resettled them in the 1980s
 A well that still works

13.  The Bedouins agreed to
move as they were given
the exclusive right to sell
souvenir products in Petra

16.  The decline of the city began with an earthquake in 363 CE