Petra the hidden city
Petra in Jordan is on old, hidden city in the middle of a rocky desert. To find the hidden city, visitors walk along a path between high rock walls in the mountains. At the end of the path, there is a wonderful view.
A group of people called the Nabateans built Petra about 2,500 years ago. For about 500 years. Petra was a capital city and there were a lot of people. The buildings were inside the rocks. They were like big, beautiful caves.
Year later, the Nabateans left Petra. for hundreds of years, the city was empty. But in 1812, a Swiss explorer called Jahann Ludwig Burckhardt was the first European visitor to the the city. In 1989, Petra was in the film Indiana Jones and the lost Crusade. after that, the city was famous all over the world.
Today, some people call Petra the Rose-Red City. As you walk through the city, you can still see the beautiful buildings. Petra is one of the seven wonders of the world. Lots of people visit the city every year.