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rock-cut city
Close ✕Petra
The rock-cut capital of the Nabataean kingdom in southern Jordan, its monumental facades carved directly into sandstone cliffs.
30.3, 35.5 · approximate · c. 4th century BCE – present (Al-Khazneh c. late 1st century BCE – early 1st century CE)
On the world
- A place in: Wonders of the Ancient and Modern World · 12 places
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Connections
- elected by New7Wonders Foundation — Declared one of the New7Wonders at Lisbon on 7 July 2007.
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