Petra is a city located in Jordan. A nomadic tribe called Nabataean Arabs established Petra some where around the 6th Century BC. Later they themselves settled in the area and extended their commercial empire up to Syria. King Antigonus, Herod the Great and the Roman emperor Pompey tried a lot to bring Petra under their rule but Petra always remained in the hands of Nabataean Arabs. Later around 100 AD the Roman took over Petra. The focus of Romans moved to Constantinople which reduced the importance of Petra. The Crusaders made a fort in Petra but in 12yth century they with drew their power gave Petra in the hands of the locals and went away. A Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt visited Petra in 19th century. Located on the edge of the desert of Wadi Araba Petra is located at a distance of 3-5 hours in the south direction of Amman and  [...]