On 27 December 2022, flash floods hit the ancient city of

Petra Petra ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرَاء, Al-Batrāʾ; grc, Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to t ...

in Jordan. 1,700 tourists were evacuated from the historic site. This was reportedly a result of historic rainfall that hit the area.

Previous floods

In 2018, 20 people were killed by floods. In 1963, 23 French tourists, including archeologist Miriam Astruc, were swept away by floodwaters in the narrow

Siq The Siq ( ar, السيق, transliterated ''al-Sīq'', transcribed ''as-Sīq'', literally 'the Shaft') is the main entrance to the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in southern Jordan. Also known as Siqit, it is a dim, narrow gorge (in some points ...

entrance to the city.

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