History of the City
A historical overview of the establishment of the administrative center
the township was established in Wadi Musa.
the township upgraded to unit.
the unit was upgraded to region.
the city changed the name from Wadi Musa Region to Petra region.
Area and geographical boundaries
The region is located 36 KM from the west of Ma’an City, the center of the state, along with the Sharah Mountains overlooking Wadi Araba.
The geographical size of the region is 900 KM2 where the protected archaeological site size is 264 KM2.
Areas Governed by the Authority
According to the administration law number (47) for the year 2000, the below areas fall under the PDTRA:
- Wadi Musa
- Tyaba
- Alrajv
- Petra
- Dlagh
- Um Sihon
- Beida
- Alhay
- Beer Hamad
- Mdeirej
- Aien Amon
- Khirbet Umm Altlyan
- Alzrwa
- Hamza
- Alrciss
- Albakaa
- Um Rakam
- Askan Al Haye Al Gaded