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Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known as Raqmu (Nabataean Arabic: الرقيم), is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies on the slope of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Established possibly as early as the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub.
The trading business gained the Nabataeans considerable revenue, and Petra became the focus of their wealth. The earliest recorded historical reference to the city was when an envious Greek dynasty attempted to ransack the city in 312 BC. The Nabataeans were, unlike their enemies, accustomed to living in the barren deserts, and were able to repel attacks by utilizing the area's mountainous terrain. They were particularly skillful in harvesting rainwater, agriculture and stone carving. The Kingdom's capital continued to flourish until the 1st century AD when its famous Al-Khazneh facade was constructed, and its population peaked at an estimated 20,000 inhabitants.
Encroaching troops of the Roman Empire in 106 AD forced the Nabataeans to surrender. The Romans annexed and renamed the Kingdom to Arabia Petraea. Petra's importance declined as sea trade routes emerged, and after a 363 earthquake destroyed many structures. The Byzantine Era witnessed the construction of several Christian churches. By 700, the city became an abandoned place where only a handful of nomads grazed goats. It remained an unknown place until it was rediscovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812, sparking renewed interest in the city.
The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved. It is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage
Our last trip in 2018 was our Pure Persia photo tour to Iran, and it’s been an amazing mix of landscape, culture and architecture photography - by far the most diverse trip we’ve ever run.
And what a trip it was. Sure, the landscapes are incredible and the architecture is mind blowing, but what has made the biggest impression on me, are the people. Iranians are by far the friendliest and most welcoming people I have ever encountered on my travels.
Many of those Iranians are part of the Flickr community, and the amount of welcome messages I have received from them is heartwarming and humbling. Some of you have even tried to meet up with me in Iran. Everywhere I go, Iranians welcome me to their country, their city or their home. To all Iranians: thank you for an unforgettable experience.
This image is part of a series of four that won me a Bronze Award in the @oneeyeland competition.
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This little baby Markhor goat and I startled each other. He came running around the corner and saw me with my camera and it scared him. He just froze and stood there (on three legs) looking at me, wondering what I was going to do. That was great, because it gave me a chance to get his picture. Then, he ran.
Wadi Rum (Arabic: وادي رم) also known as The Valley of the Moon (Arabic: وادي القمر) is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba; it is the largest wadi in Jordan. Wadi Rum is Arabic for "Roman Valley", or "Valley of the Rûm", as the Greeks (or East Romans) were called in the early Byzantine era by Arab people, probably referring to Christian Byzantine monastic or ascetic communities in the area, for which they were also known as "monks of the desert", before the expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate.
This delightful woman agreed to pose for me. She was having a picnic with her family in a village near Muscat. I loved her frank gaze and strong features.
An Iranian woman from Khuzestan stands with her parakeet on her shoulder while visiting the Vank Cathedral (also known as the Church of the Saintly Sisters and the Holy Savior Cathedral), which is a magnificently beautiful Armenian Apostolic Church in the heart of Isfahan, first constructed at the beginning of the 17th century. The Cathedral's exterior is plain, but the interior is elaborate, containing many beautiful frescoes.
Photo taken on September 07, 2015 in Isfahan, Iran.
Jerash is the capital and the largest city of Jerash Governorate, Jordan, with a population of 50,745 as of 2015. Located 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of the capital of Jordan, Amman.
The history of the city is a blend of the Greco-Roman world of the Mediterranean Basin and the ancient traditions of the Arab Orient. The name of the city reflects this interaction. The earliest Arab/Semitic inhabitants, who lived in the area during the pre-classical period of the 1st millennium BCE, named their village Garshu. The Romans later Hellenized the former Arabic name of Garshu into Gerasa. Later, the name transformed into the Arabic Jerash.
The city flourished until the mid-eighth century CE, when the 749 Galilee earthquake destroyed large parts of it, while subsequent earthquakes (847 Damascus earthquake) contributed to additional destruction. However, In the early 12th century, by the year 1120, Zahir ad-Din Toghtekin, atabeg of Damascus ordered a garrison of forty men stationed in Jerash to convert the Temple of Artemis into a fortress. It was captured in 1121 by Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem, and utterly destroyed.
Jerash was then deserted until it reappeared in the Ottoman tax registers in the 16th century. It had a population of 12 households in 1596. However, the archaeologists have found a small Mamluk hamlet in the Northwest Quarter which indicates that Jerash was resettled before the Ottoman era. The excavations conducted since 2011 have shed light on the Middle Islamic period as recent discoveries have uncovered a large concentration of Middle Islamic/Mamluk structures and pottery.
In 1806, the German traveler, Ulrich Jasper Seetzen, came across and wrote about the ruins he recognized. In 1885, the Ottoman authorities directed the Circassian immigrants who were mainly of peasant stock to settle in Jerash, and distributed arable land among them.
The ancient city has been gradually revealed through a series of excavations which commenced in 1925, and continue to this day.
Wadi Rum (Arabic: وادي رم) also known as The Valley of the Moon (Arabic: وادي القمر) is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba; it is the largest wadi in Jordan. The name Rum most likely comes from an Aramaic root meaning 'high' or 'elevated'. To reflect its proper Arabic pronunciation, archaeologists transcribe it as Wadi Ramm.(wikipedia)
bivouac et réveil tôt le matin dans le désert du Wadi Rum
Situé au sud de la Jordanie, à 2 h de Pétra, le Wadi Rum est un désert pas comme les autres, habillé de rouge, de jaune, de blanc qu’embrasent et magnifient des levers et des couchers de soleil d’anthologie. Le sable y dispute l’espace à de magnifiques formations de grès marquées par les rides lointaines des poussées géologiques.
Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known as Raqmu (Nabataean Arabic: الرقيم), is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies on the slope of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Established possibly as early as the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub.
The trading business gained the Nabataeans considerable revenue, and Petra became the focus of their wealth. The earliest recorded historical reference to the city was when an envious Greek dynasty attempted to ransack the city in 312 BC. The Nabataeans were, unlike their enemies, accustomed to living in the barren deserts, and were able to repel attacks by utilizing the area's mountainous terrain. They were particularly skillful in harvesting rainwater, agriculture and stone carving. The Kingdom's capital continued to flourish until the 1st century AD when its famous Al-Khazneh facade was constructed, and its population peaked at an estimated 20,000 inhabitants.
Encroaching troops of the Roman Empire in 106 AD forced the Nabataeans to surrender. The Romans annexed and renamed the Kingdom to Arabia Petraea. Petra's importance declined as sea trade routes emerged, and after a 363 earthquake destroyed many structures. The Byzantine Era witnessed the construction of several Christian churches. By 700, the city became an abandoned place where only a handful of nomads grazed goats. It remained an unknown place until it was rediscovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812, sparking renewed interest in the city.
The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved. It is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage".
American built oil burning "Middle East" 2-8-2 No. 46232 on the daily 07.40 mixed train from Elazig to Tatvan. 11 April 1975.
This was an entirely epic scene, photographed outside Siwa, Egypt in the Sahara desert. Wind and sand played havoc with my gear, but I wasn't complaining. — with Tom Smitheringale at Siwa, Egypt.
عکسهای ی از راهپیمایی ۲۵ خرداد ۸۸ و جنبش سبز که اینجا بعد از دو سال برای اولین بار منتشر میشن.
هرجایی که دوست داشتین این عکسها رو با انتشار نام عکاس استفاده کنید.
همه عکس های این ست با سایز اورجینال قابل دانلود هستند
تقدیم به مردم سبز ایران
-نیما فاطمی
Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known as Raqmu (Nabataean Arabic: الرقيم), is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies on the slope of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Established possibly as early as the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub.
The trading business gained the Nabataeans considerable revenue, and Petra became the focus of their wealth. The earliest recorded historical reference to the city was when an envious Greek dynasty attempted to ransack the city in 312 BC. The Nabataeans were, unlike their enemies, accustomed to living in the barren deserts, and were able to repel attacks by utilizing the area's mountainous terrain. They were particularly skillful in harvesting rainwater, agriculture and stone carving. The Kingdom's capital continued to flourish until the 1st century AD when its famous Al-Khazneh facade was constructed, and its population peaked at an estimated 20,000 inhabitants.
Encroaching troops of the Roman Empire in 106 AD forced the Nabataeans to surrender. The Romans annexed and renamed the Kingdom to Arabia Petraea. Petra's importance declined as sea trade routes emerged, and after a 363 earthquake destroyed many structures. The Byzantine Era witnessed the construction of several Christian churches. By 700, the city became an abandoned place where only a handful of nomads grazed goats. It remained an unknown place until it was rediscovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812, sparking renewed interest in the city.
The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved. It is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction.
It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage".
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Downtown Dubai, Dubai
This panoramic photo was taken from the public viewing deck on Burj Khalifa at an elevation of 452m. The building is actually 828m high, making it the tallest free standing structure in the world.
The platform provides one of those rare perspectives where you can truly appreciate the scale of development that has transformed Dubai over the past decade. Visible is the incredible Dubai Fountain directly below and the edge of the massive Dubai Mall to the left. The buildings surrounding man made inlet in the distance is the vast Business Bay development.
Much has changed since my last trip to Dubai in 2007 and the pace of development has now slowed to a crawl. This has actually been a blessing for the rapidly evolving city and should provide it with a stronger foundation of future growth.
Oman - Wadi Bani Awf.
Wadi Bani Awf is a wadi (gorge) in the Ad Dakhiliyah Region of Oman. All Al-Aufi people are originally from Wadi Bani Auf.
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Dating from the 1st and 2nd century AD, these Tower Tombs were one of the many impressive sights to be found at Syria's most famous tourist attraction.
In addition to the complete lack of regard for human life, ISIS/ISIL had no respect for the culture and history of the areas they invaded. This picture is of one of the Tower Tombs in the Valley of The Tombs at Palymra, The taller towers were dynamited by ISIS/ISIL in 2015, I'm unsure if the shorter towers in this photo survived or not.
Some of Palmyra will no doubt be restored back to it's former grandeur but I fear these towering sandstone monuments dating from the 1st and 2nd centuries AD are lost for good.
Picture taken in 2004.