this is an ancient site in south Jordan. IT IS FAMOUS FOR ROCK CUT AGRICULTURE AND A WATER CONDUIT SYSTEM. IT IS CALLED A ROSE CITY DUE TO THE COLOR OF THE STONE. IT WAS BUILT BY THE CITY IN 312 BCE. IT IS JORDAN'S MOST VISITED CITY. IT IS NEAR THE LARGE VALLEY OF THE DEAD SEA.
BY 1812 THE SITE WAS DISCOVERED BY A SWISS EXPLORER. UNESCO DESCRIBED IT AS A PRECIOUS PROPERTY. SMITHSONIAN SAID IT WAS A PLACE TO SEE! IT HAD A PERENNIAL STREAM AND OCCASIONALLY HAD FLASH FLOODS BY THE USE OF DAMS AND CISTERNS. THEY STORED WATER SO THERE WAS NO DROUGHT. THERE WAS A TOMB OF AARON THAT LEADS DOWN A NARROW GORGE CALLED THE SHAFT. IT IS FORMED FROM A DEEP SPLIT IN SANDSTONE ROCK. PETRA'S BEST RUIN ISAL KHAZIN. THE FACE OF THE STRUCTURE IS MARKED BY BULLET HOLES FROM BEDOIN TRIBES THAT WANTED THE RICHES. THEY HAVE A MASSIVE THEATRE THAT VISITORS LIKE TO USE.
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