The Lost City of Petra

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:added_to_New7Wonders_of_the_World 2007
gptkbp:area 264 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:coordinates 30.3286°N 35.4444°E
gptkbp:declared_lost_to_the_Western_world 1812
gptkbp:declinedAfter trade routes shifted
gptkbp:destroyedBy earthquakes
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Johann_Ludwig_Burckhardt
gptkbp:elevation 810 meters
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Nabataeans
gptkbp:foundedYear circa 5th century BC
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Petra_Development_and_Tourism_Region_Authority
gptkbp:hasInscription gptkb:UNESCO
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lost City of Petra
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Gothic_architecture
Egyptian architecture
Hellenistic architecture
Mesopotamian architecture
gptkbp:knownFor rock-cut architecture
water conduit system
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Nabataean_Aramaic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Ma'an_Governorate
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jordan
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Wadi_Musa
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Rose_City
gptkbp:notableAttraction gptkb:Street_of_Facades
gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:The_Great_Temple
gptkb:The_Siq
gptkb:Al-Khazneh_(The_Treasury)
Ad Deir (The Monastery)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkbp:population abandoned (no permanent population)
gptkbp:religionsPracticed gptkb:Nabataean_polytheism
gptkbp:significance major trading hub
cultural crossroads
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria i
iv
vii
iii
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1985
gptkbp:visitedBy over 1 million tourists annually
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Curt_Worden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8