Petra - Ma'an, Jordan
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Beeklust
N 30° 19.821 E 035° 26.239
36R E 734326 N 3357909
High up above Temple of Dushares (Qasr el Bint) you will have a nice view
Waymark Code: WM14E0D
Location: Jordan
Date Posted: 06/21/2021
Views: 7
If you walk up the mountain near Temple of Dushares (Qasr el Bint) and make it to the top you will have a nice view. Also you'll find a geocache.
"Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved.
Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. It lies on the slope of Jebel al-Madhbah (identified by some as the biblical Mount Hor) in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate Prize-winning poem by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage"."
Source: Wikipedia
Type of overlook: platform
Picnic tables: no
Benches: no
Water/restrooms: no
Overlook designation: just a view
Elevation: 3,000.00
View:
The ruin's of Petra, Temple of Dushares (Qasr el Bint), The great Temple of Petra, etc
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Visit Instructions:
You will need a picture with your GPS of the view and the area. It can't be the same picture as the listing has.