Petra

Summary

Petra is an ancient city^[1]. Petra ranks in the top 0.31% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,167 views/month, #3 of 953).^[2]

Key Facts

• Petra was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Petra is located in Ma'an Governorate^[4].
• Petra is in the country of Jordan^[5].
• Petra's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Petra's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Petra's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• Petra's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[9].
• Petra is made of sandstone^[10].
• Petra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Plovdiv^[11].
• Petra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hegra^[12].
• Petra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leskovac^[13].
• Petra's Commons category is recorded as Petra, Jordan^[14].
• 800 BC marks the founding of Petra^[15].
• Petra's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.328888888889, 'lon': 35.440277777778}^[16].
• Petra's official website is recorded as http://www.visitpetra.jo/^[17].
• Petra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Petra^[18].
• Petra's Commons gallery is recorded as Petra^[19].
• Petra's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+1142000'}^[20].
• Petra's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[21].
• Petra's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[22].
• Petra's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[23].
• Petra's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Petra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Petra's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Petra's described by source is recorded as Atlas of Vanishing Places^[27].

Body

Geography

Petra is in the country of Jordan^[5]. Petra is located in Ma'an Governorate^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Petra covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+26171'}^[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+800'}^[29] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1350'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[6], city^[7], tourist attraction^[8], and archaeological site^[9]. Petra's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[31].

History and Context

800 BC marks the founding of Petra^[15].

Why It Matters

Petra ranks in the top 0.31% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,167 views/month, #3 of 953).^[2] Petra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Petra is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]