Petra's 200 years celebration

Petra was part of the 'Nabataeans' civilization and was a major trading point as part of the Silk Road which from China to Arabia and within the region, from the Euphrates to the Red Sea. 


The trading network centered on strings of oases and the routes that linked them was built up by the Nabataeans who are thought to have arrived into the region around 312 BC. 

 Many festivals and celebrations will start taking place this summer to commemorate this very special event plus it is the 50th anniversary of the release of director David Lean’s acclaimed movie ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ which used Wadi Rum, a desert area close to Petra as its backdrop to the storyline.