The Nabataeans were ancient Arabs who spoke Aramaic, lived in caves and built cities such as Petra in Jordan.
Petra is Jordan's most popular tourist attraction, drawing more than a half million visitors yearly since 2007.
And while Sarkozy gapes at the awe-inspiring ruins of Petra in Jordan, accompanied by his new girlfriend Bruni, the presidential palace is preparing itself for a battle to win back the nation's confidence.
QUIST-ARCTON: There's the Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan, Christ the Redeemer - the Statue in Brazil - Machu Picchu in Peru, Chichen Itza in Mexico, the Coliseum in Rome and the Taj Mahal in India.
In the next three days, temperatures in Amman will drop below freezing, Petra said, citing the Jordan Meteorological Department.
Jordan's Petra news agency said that a total of 2, 257 Syrian refugees had crossed into the country on Tuesday alone.
Jumana Ghunaimat, researcher and journalist of Al Arab Al Yawm newspaper Mr. Walid Husni, General Manager of Jordan News Agency PETRA Mr. Feisal Al Shboul, lawyer Dr. Sakher Al Khasawneh, former Ambassador to Russia Mr. Ahmed Mubaideen, and Lebanese journalist and lecturer at JMI Dr. Jean Karam.
Head down to Jordan, pausing to admire the ruins of Petra and to float in the Dead Sea.
But the weather cleared enough for him and his delegation to make the hour-long flight across Jordan's rugged landscape, arriving in Petra under bright sunshine.
Torrential rain and increasing snowfall are paralyzing much of the country, and most government and public offices in Jordan are closed Wednesday, the state-run Petra news agency said.
Jordan is home to four World Heritage Sites: Petra, Quseir Amra, Um er-Rasas, Wadi Rum Protected Area, as well as the Cultural Space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi Rum, inscribed on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Petra is an ancient city that was sculpted out of sandstone cliffs in the southern deserts of Jordan to become the capital of the Nabataeans.
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