The mystique of Petra: A view through the sandsto…
Growing From Stone
Shore Acres Sandstone
Wild Flowers along the Cliffs
Hut with a View
Lodge Valley bedding plane descent 1
Lodge Valley bedding plane descent 2
Lodge Valley bedding plane descent 3
Lodge Valley bedding plane descent to beach 4
Lodge Valley waterfall 1
Lodge Valley waterfall 2
Lodge Valley waterfall 3
Lodge Valley waterfall 4
Lodge Valley beach
Trevayne Point anticline
Overturned bedding at Trevayne Point
Monkstone Point folds 1
Monkstone Point folds 2
Nolton Haven north west cliffs of Pennant Sandston…
Nolton Haven sandstone channel edge 1
Nolton Haven sandstone channel edge 2
Nolton Haven sandstone channel edge lag deposits 1
Nolton Haven sandstone channel edge lag deposits 2
Nolton Haven ironstone pebbles in channel lag depo…
Nolton Haven ironstone pebbles in channel lag depo…
Nolton Haven sandstone channel scours
Nolton Haven channel sandstones
Nolton Haven channel sandstones 2
Nolton Haven channel sandstones 3
Nolton Haven channel lag deposit in beach boulder…
Nolton Haven channel lag deposit in beach boulder…
Nolton Haven seaward view
Rickets Head north mining activity panorama
Reverting to nature
Badlands 15
Al-Khazneh in the sunlight
Details of the Frieze
Guarding Petra
Detail of Al-Khazneh 2
Detail of Al-Khazneh 1
Bedouins at Al-Khazneh
First view of Al Khazneh (Explored)
Look Closely Now ...
The effects of erosion
Life in the rocks
Elephant in the sandstone
Sandstone cliffs
The remains of ancient grandeur
The height of the Siq
The shape of the Siq
High walls
Limestone cliff
Entering the Siq
Square tombs
Sandstone shapes
Rock creature
gbw - rock not known
Eastern Gate to Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Eastern Gate to Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb, detail
Eastern Gate to Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Handa Island - Great Stack geodh
Handa Island - Great Stack (2)
Handa Island - Great Stack
Handa Island - Geodh' a' Bhrisidh (2)
Handa Island - Geodh' a' Bhrisidh
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Petra, Jordan.
"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.
Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of the Arab Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who took advantage of Petra's proximity to regional trade routes to establish it as a major trading hub. The Nabataeans are also known for their great ability in constructing efficient water-collecting methods in the barren deserts and their talent in carving structures into solid rocks. Petra lies on the slope of Jebel al-Madhbah (identified by some as the biblical Mount Hor) 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. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
The site remained unknown to the western world until 1812, when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as 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". Petra was named amongst the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007 and was also chosen by the Smithsonian Magazine as one of the '28 Places to See Before You Die'"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra
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"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.
Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of the Arab Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who took advantage of Petra's proximity to regional trade routes to establish it as a major trading hub. The Nabataeans are also known for their great ability in constructing efficient water-collecting methods in the barren deserts and their talent in carving structures into solid rocks. Petra lies on the slope of Jebel al-Madhbah (identified by some as the biblical Mount Hor) 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. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
The site remained unknown to the western world until 1812, when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as 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". Petra was named amongst the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007 and was also chosen by the Smithsonian Magazine as one of the '28 Places to See Before You Die'"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra
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