Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Ministry of popular power for education

Petra City
Liximar Peña
Pre-Intermediate
Petra City
Petra originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or
Raqēmō is a historic and archaeological city in
southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture
and water conduit system, Petra is also called the
"Rose City" because of the colour of the sandstone
from which it is carved it was famously called "a
rose-red city half as old as time" in a poem of 1845
by John Burgon.
Layout
Excavations have demonstrated that it was the ability
of the Nabataeans to control the water supply that led
to the rise of the desert city, creating an artificial
oasis.
Why is Petra no longer habited?
Climate
In Petra, there is a semi-arid climate. Most rain falls
in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate
classification is BSk. The average annual temperature
in Petra is 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). About 193 mm (7.60 in)
of precipitation falls annually.
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