Petra : a marvel over time

Collection title

Jordanian television

ID

JRT00407

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2008

Production year

2008

Abstract

The documentary is about Petra, a town discovered in the nineteenth century and located 280 km from Amman. Its inhabitants are the Nabataean descendants who carved the city on a rock. The film introduces the Nabataeans' way of life including facilities, temples, cemetery, caves as well as their philosophy towards life and death. As to the cultural and social dimensions, the film shows the theatre , the amphitheatre and the markets that were meeting places, at that period. Nowadays, tourists can visit Qasr el Bint (the girl's palace ), The triumph arch, temples, churches and buy souvenirs. The Nabataeans are regarded as creative people, and Petra as one of the world's wonders that faces all the challenges.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Archaeological sites

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages
• Landscapes and environment
• Tourism and cultural sites
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites

Credits / Cast

• Abou oubaid Nabil - Speaker
• AL Ateyat Abdallah - Author of original work
• AL Ateyat Abdallah - Director

Period of events

• From -500 to 0

Map locations

• Jordan - Arabian desert - Petra

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

13m49

Additional information

Petra - mountains - temples - amphitheatre - theatre -cemetry - caves - reserve - warehouse - markets- tourist bazaars - tourists