Petra, Town in Stone Wall

July 6, 2009 by · 3 Comments
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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
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.

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