Jordan
Things to do in Petra
16 places13 stories3 routes
Sightlore has 16 places to explore in Petra, and 13 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Petra's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Qasr al-Bint
The Qasr al-Bint is a religious temple in the Nabataean city of Petra. It faces the Wadi Musa and is located to the northwest of the Great Temple and the southwest of the Temple of the Winged Lions.
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Petra Pool and Garden Complex
The Petra Garden and Pool Complex is a name given to a series of structures within the center of the city of Petra.
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Church of Petra
The Byzantine Church at Petra (also known as The Petra Church) is a prime example of monumental architecture in Byzantine Petra. It sits on elevated ground in the city center, north of the so-called Colonnaded Street.
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Little Petra
Little Petra, also known as Siq al-Barid, is an archaeological site located north of Petra and the town of Wadi Musa in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan.
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Petra Theatre
Petra Theater is a first century AD Nabataean theatre situated 600 m from the centre of Petra. Substantial part of the theater was carved out of solid rock, while the scaena and exterior wall were constructed.
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Great Temple
The Great Temple at Petra is a grand monumental complex that lies south of the Colonnaded Street at Petra. It covers an area of ~7,560 m2.
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Urn Tomb (Petra)
A rock-cut facade in Petra from the first half of the 1st century AD, part of the Royal Wall opposite the Nabataean theatre.
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Palace Tomb (Petra)
The Palace Tomb is a Nabataean tomb in the Petra Archaeological Park. It is situated among the Royal Tombs, a line of prominent monumental facades on the east cliffs flanking the valley in which the city lies.
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Montréal Castle
Montreal, or Qal'at ash-Shawbak in Arabic, is a castle built by the Crusaders and expanded by the Mamluks, nestled amid the mountains of Edom just east of the Arabah Valley, perched on the side of a rocky, conical mountain, looking out over fruit orchards below.
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Al Khazneh
Al-Khazneh, also known as Khaznat el-Far'oun (treasury of the pharaoh), is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom inhabited by the Arabs in ancient times.
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Discovery routes in Petra
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Petra: the Siq, the Treasury and the Royal Tombs
From the Petra Museum through the Siq to the Treasury, the Petra Theatre, the Urn Tomb and the Palace Tomb; then the Byzantine Church, the Pool and Garden Complex, the Great Temple and Qasr al-Bint.
Petra: the High Place of Sacrifice and the Monastery
From the High Place of Sacrifice down to Qasr al-Bint, then up the steps to the Monastery (Ad Deir).
Around Petra: Shobak Castle, Little Petra and Beidha
From Shobak (Montréal) Castle south to Little Petra (Siq al-Barid) and Neolithic Beidha.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Al Khazneh
Al-Khazneh, also known as Khaznat el-Far'oun (treasury of the pharaoh), is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom inhabited by the Arabs in ancient times.
Petra Theatre
Petra Theater is a first century AD Nabataean theatre situated 600 m from the centre of Petra. Substantial part of the theater was carved out of solid rock, while the scaena and exterior wall were constructed.
Urn Tomb (Petra)
A rock-cut facade in Petra from the first half of the 1st century AD, part of the Royal Wall opposite the Nabataean theatre.
Palace Tomb (Petra)
The Palace Tomb is a Nabataean tomb in the Petra Archaeological Park. It is situated among the Royal Tombs, a line of prominent monumental facades on the east cliffs flanking the valley in which the city lies.
Petra Pool and Garden Complex
The Petra Garden and Pool Complex is a name given to a series of structures within the center of the city of Petra.
Great Temple
The Great Temple at Petra is a grand monumental complex that lies south of the Colonnaded Street at Petra. It covers an area of ~7,560 m2.
Qasr al-Bint
The Qasr al-Bint is a religious temple in the Nabataean city of Petra. It faces the Wadi Musa and is located to the northwest of the Great Temple and the southwest of the Temple of the Winged Lions.
High Place of Sacrifice
A Nabataean cult site on Jabal Attuf, a mountain within the ancient city area of Petra.
Ad Deir
Ed-Deir, also spelled el-Deir and ad-Deir/ad-Dayr, is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan. The Deir was probably carved in the mid-first century AD.
Montréal Castle
Montreal, or Qal'at ash-Shawbak in Arabic, is a castle built by the Crusaders and expanded by the Mamluks, nestled amid the mountains of Edom just east of the Arabah Valley, perched on the side of a rocky, conical mountain, looking out over fruit orchards below.
Little Petra
Little Petra, also known as Siq al-Barid, is an archaeological site located north of Petra and the town of Wadi Musa in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan.
Beidha
Beidha, also sometimes Bayda, is a major Neolithic archaeological site a few kilometres north of Petra near Siq al-Barid in Jordan. It is included in Petra's inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Museums
Petra Museum
Museum at the entrance to the Petra archaeological site in Wadi Musa.
Places of worship
Church of Petra
The Byzantine Church at Petra (also known as The Petra Church) is a prime example of monumental architecture in Byzantine Petra. It sits on elevated ground in the city center, north of the so-called Colonnaded Street.
Tomb of Aaron
The Tomb of Aaron is the purported burial site of Aaron, the brother of Moses, according to Jewish, Christian, and local Muslim traditions.
Nature
Siq
The Siq is the main entrance to the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in southern Jordan.
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