Impressive Architecture of Petra-The City of Stone Walls
Petra today has become one of the most exotic destinations in Jordan. Looking back at history, the name ‘Petra’ comes from Greek, which can be described as ‘stone’. The fact is, Petra is undeniably accessories with wonderful buildings and houses which made of stones. Petra is located in Wadi Araba, a stone dale in Jordan territory. It was mouth-to-mouth said that to build this town, it needed digging and carving the hard stones for as high as 40 meters.
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.
