Jordan's "Tunnel Of Light": Everything You Need To Know

All About Jordan's "Tunnel Of Light"

Komal Das Oct 18, 2024

The "Tunnel of Light" in Petra, Jordan, is the historic primary entrance to the city

[{"selector":"#anim-e2221a53-b2b2-4b52-882a-e3f8ea9c8825 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ae0d3ed-f14f-4ced-97dd-3615a1cb3307","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.79153%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9b9c3cd5-d363-41a8-bf3f-4909688d36f3","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-069c4575-91b1-4686-9d94-ae390fe4ddd0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.34615%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e894e565-7245-4776-b3cc-a2f991db38fc","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e0850118-3fbc-478e-9669-381ac6459b58","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Petra is Jordan most popular tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

[{"selector":"#anim-1519d7da-597d-457f-8d12-c2818d3f8b41 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-05a0201e-1e3f-4fea-9a8d-18936c632c21","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.79153%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7936a4a8-33d1-498c-9a30-dac1cb2970a0","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a2146e8-9558-444e-94e4-38cb64776ab3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.34615%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d39b29de-a50a-4a4e-9a79-ca7a08b75513","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14dde77e-1f74-413c-bda6-78c232d0fa77","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Petra is Jordan most popular tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

[{"selector":"#anim-13bd6ea4-1e40-48cb-bf8b-545eb9dc7644 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-43.74999965867719%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-205a0558-fa35-4980-8837-e8f97a6481b3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.79153%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a1158c7-0823-420e-bbc3-918ad16f72a3","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3d69294b-62bd-47c2-bb81-151c34be369b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.34615%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4f5c85c-5fbc-46c6-a10e-f2dd23fdc6c4","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-522422e8-6232-425f-86f1-062411c76c5e","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]

The city is carved into sandstone cliffs and features tombs, monuments and houses

[{"selector":"#anim-c76eb108-0063-4460-8320-62006ebbe78d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.935917593702953%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dbb2c79b-714e-481d-a2c6-82c484240f67","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.79153%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-794cc366-de04-4d8e-8b33-eb4cb803b663","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-63e53865-f8c9-4554-b0a9-1b69556c663b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.34615%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc87f824-4f1a-4a32-941d-3409bfe9ecec","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74056c00-af7d-48af-9401-57d436a1e734","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Petra is in the southwestern corner of Jordan, in the desert canyons and mountains

[{"selector":"#anim-69945bc4-d82f-4c6e-a905-92a6b6d7fc40 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-9.517045459423173%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af0a3509-3e95-4d9e-ac91-c4c05cf24ed5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.79153%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14993929-b58b-4a44-abe0-628fa5019274","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-35895293-2862-465e-819d-d6f222d9b875","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.34615%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c865e38f-b403-41ca-b85c-2fe30b235c4e","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d76d2be-9202-4071-aef4-5ef9b968ef3e","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]

It's known for its rock cut architecture and is nicknamed the "Rose City" because of the color of its stone

[{"selector":"#anim-30c5a007-0aa8-45e6-9fa2-a62385fc6caa [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.309335329623742%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-37c6bbcd-bfd4-4a61-9ae3-43d83fbb11ac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.79153%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a38e2032-1669-4aa4-be97-b9427b27bad6","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43a9e4c7-46d2-4e94-aa34-b1fee2f8855f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.34615%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d7cb1dd-be1f-4647-bd8e-84f1cf320cb3","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e4b57f49-01a1-4ef1-9617-b9df42dadf0f","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]

The 'tunnel of light' is about 1.2 km long, 3 to 12 meters wide and up to 80 meters high

[{"selector":"#anim-4fbf6287-4ad2-4f4a-8af5-cd1638edee24 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.935917593702953%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1c58df5-05f9-4f95-871c-c6ee874adbcf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.79153%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38ae14d1-f000-4666-b452-aaced4fd8b61","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b154610-e4b8-4e0f-98cf-c2c01a9bb3c2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.34615%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bc02d2ed-e621-4a63-bf1d-d1ab5a61f5d3","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae048949-2a18-4ad2-a158-65610721bcd9","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Most of the rock in the tunnel is natural, but some carved by the Nabataeans-ancient Arabian people

[{"selector":"#anim-4ad6d6dc-c9f4-4220-9ecb-fa1742414abb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-136b3728-8ad2-4b69-8929-f8de9ba1b34a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.79153%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6c8fbb1a-d7b3-4038-a669-bc8715987ffb","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1fdcdaa8-0522-44f7-b4f5-39b5f80bbb67","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.34615%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f9426bae-10dc-4f20-989a-e4163688ee9f","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f15aba24-ed62-4baf-a374-351f227a680f","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]