Petra

Petra, the rose city, has often been described as the eighth wonder of the ancient world. The Siq, a narrow, colorful gorge, leads to tombs, temples, amphitheatre, and other buildings carved into the sandstone hillsides displaying magnificant, breathtaking colors. The Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe, settled in the area sometime around the 6th century BC and created foundations of a commercial empire that extended into Syria.