Wadi Musa is a town located in the Ma'an Governorate in southern Jordan. It is the administrative center of the Petra Department and the nearest town to the archaeological site of Petra.
Petra, originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu, is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies around Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin surrounded by mountains which form the eastern flank of the Arabah valley that runs from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.
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๏ธ๐๏ธ Canyon ๐ผ Landmark ๏ธ๐๏ธ BadlandsWadi Musa is a town in Jordan located to the south of the capital city, Amman. It is the capital of the governorate of Ma'an and has a population of about 60,000 people. The town is located on the edge of the Arabian Desert and is home to the world-famous archaeological site of Petra.
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