Petra, often called the “Rose City” due to the color of the stone from which it is carved, has a fascinating history and an extraordinary architectural feat. One fun fact is that Petra was actually a bustling metropolis in its heyday and had an advanced water management system. The Nabataeans, who built Petra, engineered a sophisticated network of dams, cisterns, and water channels that allowed the city to thrive in the arid desert climate. This system not only supplied water to its inhabitants but also supported lush gardens and agriculture in the middle of the desert!