To tell the truth: Petra was a very rich commercial town with many pleasure grounds. It was just like Las Vegas or Dubai today, or Venice in the medieval age! Hedonists lived there, they were only interested in physical pleasures and luxury. Sacrality was almost completely absent. No wonder it was completely destroyed in natural disasters and wars.
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There are a few areas tourist don't goto. Little Petra is one of them. When you goto this particular place you get a glimpse of real life back in time. There was know one there when we went only some local children