Excitement mounts as you reach these three, 19 to 26 foot square, monolithic stones called Djinn Blocks. These former tombs now mark the boundary of the Petra Archaeological Park. The PAP consists of 2.8 million square feet of a Nabataean city that is over 2,000 years old. The entire archeological site has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. It was also named one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007. The ancient civilization you are about to see exceeds those distinctions. You will soon know why Petra is Jordan’s number one visited attraction.
