Petra- secrets of Jordan’s lost city

Petra was known as a busy trade center in ancient history, at around 2000

years back. It was a commercial trade point lying between Gaza, Basra,

Damascus, Aqaba, and it served as a busy route for doing international

trading of China’s silk, Indian spice, and Arabian incense. Later on this trade

city became the capital city in Nabataean reign and during Roman reign the

city reached at its peak of prosperity.

According to history, a massive earthquake worked as the catastrophe

against the growing prosperity of the city of Petra. The buildings suffered

from mass destruction and the plumbing system turned into wreckage.

Nooption was left for the habitants of Petra other than to leave the place.

Once it was the crowning glory of the Arab Empire gradually became a lost

city. Today’s Petra tours are all about exploring the city amidst its ruins and

remnants of old buildings and destroyed structure of memorials and tombs.

The lost city may have lost its significance as a trade center or a human

inhabitant place, but still it has its immense value as one of the most

significant archaeological site of Jordan area. Presently undertaken by

UNESCO, this ruined city keeps us reminding of its past glory and financial

prosperity by its massive structures and memorabilia.

The city seems to be drowned in the sea of oblivion, but each of its ruins and

wreckage keeps us ruminate its ancient grandeur, which are buried here.The

city is also known as Red Rose City because of its read sandstones. The

pulse of the city is still alive in its past and its ancient associationis one of

the secrets of Jordan’s lost city.

Petra tours are not about some strolling and taking a few snaps. It is always

better to research some facts for Petra to commemorate quickly its different

structures positioned here and there. Not only the royal buildings and its

wreckages, the 2000 year old treasury building is still standalone

construction there. In addition to it, royal monastery, a big Theater, royal

tombs, and other setups give us a grand idea of its past grandeur. This past

glory and grandeur is the open secret of Petra-the lost city.

The ruins of Petra remained veiled to the world until the Swiss

surveyorJohann Ludwig Burckhardt could trace the city of Petra. Following

his map furthermore discoveries were held by some other surveyors. David

Roberts was one of these surveyors whose excavation at Petra on 1839

became mostly effective in terms of unveiling buried secret in this lost city.

The Nabateans made immense profit for their integrationof the trade routes

at Petra and at its peak time at least 20,000-30,000 people were residing at

this trade city. However, commerce became less profitable to the Nabateans

with the change of trade routes to Palmyra in Syria and the extension of

seaborne occupation in and around the Arabian Peninsula. Sometime maybe

during the fourth century CE, the Nabateans abandoned their capital at

Petra. No one could really guess the reason. The ultimate secret of Jordan’s

lost city is still an enigma for historians.

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