Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia.

• 佩特拉城的历史可以追溯到史前时代，最初是由纳米泰人沙漠商队建立的，它位于阿拉伯、埃及、叙利亚腓尼基之间的交通要塞。