when was petra built and by whom or who was it built
Petra was built around 6th century BCE and it was built by the Nabataeans.There is not a definitive answer as to when Petra was built.etra, the ancient city of stone, is in Jordan. Petra is also  called Rose City, for the color of the carved stone. A UNESCO World  Heritage Site since 1985, Petra is Jordan â¦ 's most-visited tourist  site.
Petra (Arabic: Ø§ÙØ¨ØªØ±Ø§, Al-BatrÄÊ¾; Ancient Greek: ÏÎ­ÏÏÎ±) is a historical and archaeological city in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system.Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved.t lies on the slope of Jebel al-Madhbah (identified by some as the biblical Mount Hor) in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.