Editing Petra (section)

== Popular culture ==
* In 1845, British poet [[John Burgon|John William Burgon]] won Oxford University's [[Newdigate Prize]] for his poem "Petra", containing the description "...a rose-red city half as old as time".
* Petra appeared in the novels ''[[Bartleby, the Scrivener|Bartleby]]''; ''[[The Remnant (novel)|Left Behind Series]]''; ''[[Appointment with Death]]''; ''[[Eagle Series|The Eagle in the Sand]]''; ''[[The Red Sea Sharks]]'', the nineteenth book in ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'' series; and in Kingsbury's ''[[The Moon Goddess and the Son]]''. It played a prominent role in the [[Marcus Didius Falco]] mystery novel ''[[Last Act in Palmyra]]'', and is the setting for [[Agatha Christie]]'s ''[[Appointment with Death]]''. In [[Blue Balliett]]'s novel ''[[Chasing Vermeer]]'', the character Petra Andalee is named after the site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Balliett|first=Blue|title=Chasing Vermeer |chapter=Afterwords by Leslie Budnick: Author Q&A |year=2004|publisher=Scholastic|isbn=978-0-439-37294-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/chasingvermeer000ball}}</ref>
* In 1979 Marguerite van Geldermalsen from New Zealand married Mohammed Abdullah, a Bedouin in Petra.<ref>{{cite book|last=Geldermalsen|first=Marguerite|title=Married to a Bedouin|year=2010|publisher=Virago UK|isbn=978-1844082209|url=http://marriedtoabedouin.com/|access-date=2013-10-25|archive-date=2013-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194738/http://marriedtoabedouin.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> They lived in a cave in Petra until the death of her husband. She authored the book ''Married to a Bedouin''.
* An Englishwoman, Joan Ward, wrote ''Living with Arabs: Nine Years with the Petra Bedouin''<ref>{{cite book|last=Ward|first=Joan|title=Living With Arabs: Nine Years with the Petra Bedouin|year=2014|publisher=UM Peter Publishing|isbn=978-1502564917}}</ref> documenting her experiences while living in Umm Sayhoun with the Petra Bedouin, covering the period 2004–2013.
* The playwright John Yarbrough's [[tragicomedy]], ''Petra'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcMb53MqYEA|title=John Yarbrough's ''Petra'' on Youtube|website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2015-05-05|archive-date=2016-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129112810/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcMb53MqYEA|url-status=live}}</ref> debuted at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://manhattanrep.com/fall-one-act-competition-2014/|title=Manhattan Repertory Theatre fall one act competition 2014 including John Yarbrough's ''Petra''|access-date=2015-06-04|archive-date=2015-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518051506/http://manhattanrep.com/fall-one-act-competition-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was followed by award-winning performances at the [[Hudson Guild]] in New York in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Playwright-John-Yarbrough-Wins-Strawberry-One-Act-Festival-20150308|title=Broadwayworld, Off-Off-Broadway, article: 'Playwright John Yarbrough Wins Strawberry One Act Festival'|access-date=2015-06-04|archive-date=2015-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505094650/http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Playwright-John-Yarbrough-Wins-Strawberry-One-Act-Festival-20150308|url-status=live}}</ref> It was selected for the ''Best American Short Plays 2014-2015'' anthology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-BEST-AMERICAN-SHORT-PLAYS-2014-15-Hits-the-Shelves-20160718|title=Broadwayworld, Off-Off-Broadway, article: 'The Best American Short Plays 2014-15 Hits the Shelves'|access-date=2016-08-10|archive-date=2016-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822142159/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-BEST-AMERICAN-SHORT-PLAYS-2014-15-Hits-the-Shelves-20160718|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The site appeared in [[film]]s such as ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'', ''[[Arabian Nights (1942 film)|Arabian Nights]]'', ''[[Passion in the Desert]]'', ''[[Mortal Kombat Annihilation]]'', ''[[Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger]]'', ''[[The Mummy Returns]]'', ''[[Krrish 3]]'', ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Samsara (2011 film)|Samsara]]'' and ''[[Kajraare]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mourby |first1=Adrian |title=Can Jordan's 'Indiana Jones' city survive? |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/jordan-petra-tourism/index.html |website=CNN Travel |date=16 September 2016 |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417035831/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/jordan-petra-tourism/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Petra appeared in an episode of ''Time Scanners'', made for [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], where six ancient structures were laser scanned, with the results built into 3D models.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlanticproductions.tv/productions/time-scanners/#readmore|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928045932/http://www.atlanticproductions.tv/productions/time-scanners/|url-status=dead|title=Time Scanners|archivedate=September 28, 2015}}</ref> Examining the model of Petra revealed insights into how the structure was built.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/time-scanners-how-was-petra-built/|title=Time Scanners: How was Petra built?| publisher = BBC Focus Magazine|access-date=2019-01-05|archive-date=2019-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010920/https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/time-scanners-how-was-petra-built/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Petra was the focus of an American [[PBS]] ''[[Nova (American TV series)|Nova]]'' special, "Petra: Lost City of Stone",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/building-wonders.html#petra-lost-city|title=Petra-Lost City in building-wonders at pbs.org|website=[[PBS]]|date=11 February 2015 |access-date=2017-09-08|archive-date=2017-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828050729/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/building-wonders.html#petra-lost-city|url-status=live}}</ref> which premiered in the US and Europe in February 2015.
* Petra is central to Netflix's first Arabic original series ''Jinn,'' which is a young adult supernatural drama about the [[djinn]] in the ancient city of Petra. They must try and stop the demons from destroying the world. The show is shot in Jordan and has five episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/netflix-arabic-original-series-sparks-uproar-jordan-190614172753351.html|title=Netflix's first Arabic original series sparks uproar in Jordan|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-02-19|archive-date=2020-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219190857/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/netflix-arabic-original-series-sparks-uproar-jordan-190614172753351.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Six months after a deadly hike by two Israelis in 1958, [[Haim Hefer]] wrote the lyrics for a ballad called [[HaSela haAdom]] ("The Red Rock")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/tra.2015.13.issue-2/tra-2015-0011/tra-2015-0011.pdf|title=Melody of a Myth: The Legacy of Haim Hefers Red Rock Song|access-date=2019-09-23|archive-date=2019-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925003608/https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/tra.2015.13.issue-2/tra-2015-0011/tra-2015-0011.pdf|url-status=live|author=Dominik Peters|date=2015}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/17/archives/the-ballad-of-red-rock.html|title=The Ballad of Red Rock|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 17, 1971|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=2019-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923105211/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/17/archives/the-ballad-of-red-rock.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In 1977, the Lebanese Rahbani brothers wrote the musical ''Petra'' as a response to the Lebanese Civil War.<ref>Stone, Christopher. Popular Culture and Nationalism in Lebanon.</ref>
* ''[[Lego]]'' released a gift with purchase of [[Wonders of the World]] including Petra's Al-Khazneh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lego.com/en-au/product/world-of-wonders-40585?CMP=AFC-AffiliateUK-JF2DY0n6uhs-3146997-1539294-10|title=World of Wonders (40585)}}</ref>
* A fictionalized version of Petra appears as a playable arena in the video game ''[[Overwatch]]'', having been added in a 2018 update.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/overwatch-petra-map-trailer|title=Here is Overwatch’s upcoming Petra map in action|date=May 20, 2018|last=Boudreau|first=Ian|website=www.pcgamesn.com|access-date=2024-08-13}}</ref>