- It's name comes from a Greek word "Petros" which means "rocks".

- The ancient southern Arab people, made the city of Petra as a trade route to connect to Southern Asia or Greece.

- Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, a Swiss explorer, discovered Petra in 1812.

- To enter Petra you have to pass through a great canyon.

- Indiana Jones and Last Crusade were filmed at Petra.

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