Jabal Harun
Mount Harun ( Jabal Harun) or Mount Hor or El-Barra is the highest land in Petra area. Jabal Harun is often visited by tourists, the believe Jabal Harun’s peak was the place where the funeral Prophet Harun. This is where the Prophet Harun died and then buried by Prophet Mouses.
Jabal Harun | El-Barra | Mount Harun
Islam presents in Jordan by 7C. Prophet Harun arrived in Jordan along with Prophet Mouse, when taking his people out or Egypt during King Firaun/Pharaoh.
In 14th Century, a mosque was built in white dome and can be seen from the area around Petra. And Propher Harun’s grave in Jabal Harun has become a sacred place for Muslim, in addition to Jewish and Christians.
The Nabatean and lost city of Petra
Starting travel from Amman - Jordan, Petra can be reached in about 3-5 hours trip. Petra in old times was the capital of the Nabateans, a tribe in Arabic which lived there before Rome conquer.
- Nabatean - The Lost City of Jordan
The Nabateans were known as adventure tribe, they do the journey to all over part of the world bringing camels and sheep with them. Petra’s civilians worship Dushara as their main God.
Dushara colored black stone with irregular shape, and was put side-by-side with Allat, ancient Arabic Goddess. The Nabateans built a holly temple in 1 BC as their worship central.
Petra, Town in Stone Wall
Petra is a town which is built with chiseling stone walls in Jordan. The word “Petra” comes from Greek, which means ‘ stone‘, it is also becoming a symbol of technical symbol and protection.
- Petra, Town of Stone Walls
The name Petra refers to the fact that the houses of this town, be made from stones. It lies in Wadi Araba, a stony dale in Jordan. It is said that to build this town, it takes digging and carving hard stones as high as 40 meters.
