Petra The masterpiece of Jordan, an eternal tribute to the lost Nabatean civilization; a Rose-Red city carved entirely in the rocks 2000 years ago with more than 800 monuments. During the Nabatean Kingdom Petra became widely admired for its refined architecture shown in its temples, Roman theatres, monasteries, houses and roads and its ingenious complex of dams and water channels. From the entrance a track leads you to the Siq a natural narrow gorge as the cliffs seems to close above you, suddenly the passage widens offering the astonishing glimpse of Al Khazneh (The Treasury). Beyond El Khazneh you will be surrounded by the majesty of Petra.