Petra (Civ5)

Petra is a Wonder in Civilization V: Gods & Kings.
== Game Info ==
City must be built on or next to desert.
* +1 and +1 , for all desert tiles worked by this city (except flood plains).
** This bonus applies to mountains and some Natural Wonders (like Mt. Sinai and The Barringer Crater) that are located in the desert.
* Gains an additional trade route slot.
* A free Caravan appears in the city.
* +6 once Archaeology is discovered.
== Strategy ==
Petra is one of the most powerful, but restricted Wonders in the game. Besides enhancing early trading, its main bonus can turn a desert into a veritable oasis, greatly helping the city. If one of your starting cities is close to a desert, you should absolutely try to build Petra; for this, you'll need to rush Currency. Even if few or no tiles can benefit, the extra trade route is more than worth the cost. One problem might be that the city next to the desert doesn't have good capabilities; if so, you will really have to juggle your Citizens to make the most of the limited resources available to you and, if possible, establish an internal trade route for extra resources.
This Wonder is perfect in areas with a large amount of desert hills, as the bonus applies on top of the 2 the hills provide, but otherwise it turns all regular desert tiles into the equivalent of plains tiles. Note that oasis tiles also get the bonus - only flood plains (non-hill tiles next to a river) don't get it. And naturally, any tiles with resources on them will benefit greatly as well!
Morocco and Arabia are the only civilizations that have a desert start bias, and are likely to get this wonder. A diplomacy-minded Arabia should get this wonder; a war-minded Arabia (with its Camel Archers) might prioritize mobilization instead. Morocco definitely should get Petra, as the effect stacks well with Kasbahs.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* Contrary to what Petra's Civilopedia entry states, most available evidence suggests that it was built around 300 BC.
== Gallery ==
File:Petra completion art (Civ5).png|Petra completion art
== See also ==
* Petra in other games
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Category:Civilization V: Gods & Kings