Petra Museum, De Ma’an Governorate, Jordan
It contains 280 artifacts, dating back to different ages, the exhibition consists of five halls showing the history of Petra and information about the nabatean’s life and their civilization and showing their life tools and statues which was discovered in Petra by archaeological excavations teams and many other historical pieces .
On March 1- 2014, PDTRA ( Petra development and tourism region authority ) and JICA (The Japan International Cooperation Agency) signed an agreement to establish new modren museum near to the visitor center,to showcasing the antiquities of the Nabataean city of Petra, the museum will provide an appropriate venue for exhibiting historical cultural property and preserving the archaeological site and the constructions operations would start in the next months near to the main entrance of Petra.
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