The Lost City of Jordan🏜️The filming location of Indiana Jones

🇯🇴Petra
How many names do you have?💁🏼‍♀️
Raqmu/Sela/ Rekem/Edom/Red Rose City/ The Lost City

Raqum:
The capital of the Nabataeans, it is located in the Valley of Moses in Jordan. The city, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, once occupied the necessary trade route between Damascus and Arabia.

Petra/Sela:
The city is built with rocks. To enter the ancient city, you must pass through the siq, a snake path formed by a natural canyon, which is 1.5 km long.

Rekem/ Edom:
The judgment of Edom - the prosperity of this city in the past caused Edom to be judged by God because of its boasting and arrogance. All the things they relied on were overthrown one by one, and they became the smallest of all nations and were greatly despised.
See, I will make you small among the nations; you will be utterly despised. The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
Obadiah 1:2-4

Red Rose City:
The city is carved into the reddish-brown sandstone mountains. The tour guide said that the stone changes color depending on the degree of sunlight, and it can change to yellow, orange, blue, and purple (ps. I’m really not sure lolll).

The Lost City:
The earthquake completely destroyed the city, turning it into an abandoned, empty city. For more than a thousand years, it was covered by sand (part of it was also buried in water) and became only a place of refuge for shepherds. It was rediscovered in 1812 and brought back to the world. Fossils of marine life can still be seen between the rocks. To date, 80% of this place has not been discovered.

It is a place full of mystery. If you want to visit this place in depth, it is recommended to arrange 1-2 days to visit it. The place is so big that it is difficult to visit it in half a day.
There are also hotels nearby🏨
You can ride horses and take golf carts in and out of the park, but there is an additional charge.
If you are going there, it is recommended to walk so that you can take your time to see and feel the shock of each place✨
Walking along the Siq to the Treasury, you will meet many Bedouins. Some people will offer to take tourists up the mountain, but the road is not very scenic and dangerous, so you need to decide for yourself whether to go or not.
Also, you need to pay attention to your belongings. There are many children at each location. If you are around, they will take a photo for you and charge you ⚠️

Tickets: 1-3 days tickets are available for purchase at around 50-60 Jordanian rupees
Consider adding a tour guide so you can better understand the history and changes of each place.

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