The Treasury (Al-Khazneh)
Al-Khazneh, aka Khazneh el-Far'oun, is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom inhabited by the Arabs in ancient times.Photo: Graham Racher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: The Treasury
- Wheelchair access: no
Notable Places in the Area
Jebel al-Madhbah
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
30°19′19″N 35°26′51″E / 30.321944°N 35.4475°E Jebel al-MadhbahJebel al-Madhbah is a mountain at Petra, Jordan, at whose peak there is a large Nabataean ritual site centered around an altar.
The Theater
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Petra Theater is a first century AD Nabataean theatre situated 600 m from the centre of Petra. The Theater is situated 530 metres northwest of The Treasury (Al-Khazneh).
High Place of Sacrifice
Photo: Wichard Koops, CC BY 3.0.
High Place of Sacrifice is situated 440 metres west of The Treasury (Al-Khazneh).
Localities in the Area
Petra
Photo: Faraheed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petra, the fabled "rose red city, half as old as time", is a well known ancient Nabataean city in the south of Jordan.
Petra
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wadi Musa is a town located in the Ma'an Governorate in southern Jordan. Petra is situated 2½ km east of The Treasury (Al-Khazneh).
The Treasury (Al-Khazneh)
- Categories: archaeological site, tomb, building, tourism and historic site
- Location: Ma'an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.32208° or 30° 19' 20" northLongitude
35.45153° or 35° 27' 6" eastOpen Location Code
8G2Q8FC2+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 488848937OpenStreetMap Feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap Feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap Attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1259626The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: الخزنة
- Armenian: Ալ-Խազնա
- Armenian: Էլ-Քազնե
- Basque: Khazneh
- Bengali: আল-খাজনেহ
- Bulgarian: Ал Хазне
- Bulgarian: Хазне
- Catalan: Al-Khazneh
- Catalan: Al Khazneh
- Central Kurdish: خەزنە (پێترا)
- Chinese: 卡兹尼神殿
- Chinese: 卡茲尼神殿
- Dutch: Al Khazneh
- Dutch: El Khazneh
- Egyptian Arabic: الخزنه (البتراء)
- Egyptian Arabic: الخزنه
- English: Al-Khazneh
- English: Al Khazneh
- English: Treasury - Al Khazna at Petra
- Finnish: Al Khazneh
- French: Al Khazneh
- French: Khazneh
- French: Trésor
- French: le Trésor
- German: Chasnat al-Firʿaun
- German: Chasneh
- German: Khazne al-Firaun
- German: Schatzhaus des Pharao
- Hebrew: אל-ח'זנה
- Hebrew: אלחזנה
- Indonesian: Al-Khazneh
- Italian: Al-Khazneh
- Italian: Al Khasneh
- Italian: El Khasneh al Faroun
- Italian: Khasneh
- Italian: Tesoro
- Italian: al-Khaznah
- Japanese: エルカズネ
- Japanese: エル・カズネ
- Japanese: エル・ハズネ
- Korean: 알 카즈네
- Polish: Al-Chazna (Skarbiec Faraona)
- Polish: Skarbiec Faraona
- Portuguese: Al Khazneh
- Portuguese: Khazneh
- Romanian: Al-Khazneh
- Romanian: Al Khazneh
- Russian: Аль-Хазна
- Russian: Эль-Хазне (Сокровищница фараона)
- Russian: Эль-Хазне
- Serbo-Croatian: Al Khazneh
- Serbo-Croatian: Riznica u Petri
- Slovenian: Al-Khazneh
- Spanish: Khazne
- Spanish: Khazné
- Spanish: Tesoro (Al-Khazneh)
- Spanish: Tesoro de Petra
- Swedish: Al-Khazneh
- Ukrainian: Ель-Хазне
- Urdu: الخزنتہ
- Chaznat al-Firaun
- خەزنە
Landmarks in the Area
- Treasury from aboveScenic viewpoint
- The Outer Siq160 metres northwest
- Street of Facades180 metres northwest
- Rock carving340 metres east
- The Two Obelisks390 metres southwest
Places in the Area
- Al-Khazna (The Treasury)
- High Place Petra View190 metres southeast
- Why Not ShopCoffeehouse, 310 metres northwest
- Princess tombTomb, 350 metres northwest
- CafeRestaurant, 630 metres northwest
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page The Treasury (Al-Khazneh). Photo: Graham Racher, CC BY-SA 2.0.