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Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :

My little brother came up to me one day and asked for help with his Social Studies homework. I was flipping through the pages when I saw a map with "Petra" on it. Petra is a city on (I think) the Arabian Peninsula. I might be wrong but I know it is a city around there, I'll look in his book again.

Posted by Roseauthor (Member # 148) on :

Petra is a real city carved from stone approx. 2000 years ago. Incredible site to see in the world. I believe it's located south of Amman. I've only read about it but would one day like to see it (along with other wonders of the world).

Posted by Rani Sambol Oelik (Member # 8020) on :

Oh man, wouldn't it be great to visit? I've seen pictures, I've read about it...

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

Virtual Tour of the city of Petra

Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :

Cool, I wonder if that's where OSC got it.

Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :

I don't think that's likely--Petra is actually a quite common female name.

Posted by Soara (Member # 6729) on :

It's really freakin awesome. They carved this entire city straight out of a cliff.

Posted by Roseauthor (Member # 148) on :

Petra is the fem version of Peter/Petrus. Petros-Greek meaning: rock: Piece of rock.

I'm betting Card would have leaned more toward biblical meaning considering the character of both Peter and Petra.

But, I could be wrong.