PETRA IN JORDAN ORIGINALLY KNOWN TO ITS INHABITANTS AS
RAGMU OR RAGERMO IS A HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL CITY IN SOUTHERN JORDAN , FAMOUS FOR ITS ROCK - CUT ARCHITECTURE .
DATING AROUND 300 B.C , ITS ACCESSEDVIA A NARROW CANYON CALLED
AL SIQ IT CONTAINS TOMBS AND TEMPLES CARVED INTO SANDSTONE
CLIFFS EARNING ITS NICKNAME THE ROSE CITY .