In Petra there is a cable car and electric cars instead of horses

Written By حسن عبدالله on 2014/06/08

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

ArabiaWeather.com - Rami Muhammad - The Petra Region Authority aims to implement new projects that work to improve the region in terms of tourism and economy, and in which there is a solution to many of the problems that exist in Petra. Great support for the tourist trails revealed by the Ministry of Tourism.

And he indicated that soon a heritage village (LG Village) will be established with the aim of centralization, so that it becomes a center for all traditional and handcrafted products and also brings street vendors from within the city of Petra to it, and indicated that there is a project to develop the city center to solve the problem of traffic congestion by establishing Car park with a capacity of 800 spaces.

He explained that after a few months, the development and expansion of the back street of the city of Petra will be completed, and this street will be designated for the “environmental buses” that are expected to arrive so that they will transport tourists to new destinations, which are the monastery and Little Petra, and indicated that horses will be dispensed with in the future. In transporting tourists through the Siq through the use of electric cars, where a tender was put forward to be used.

And he indicated that there is a tendency to link sports with tourism by specifying tracks for four-wheel drive bikes, and he said that in August the new Petra Visitors Center will be opened, in addition to the opening of the Petra Museum next September, and he added that the garden city will contain models of the seven wonders of the world, and that work will begin On the virtual reality and cable car project and its development through the "Petra by Night" program.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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