Imagine running along the breath-taking landscape of ancient city of Petra in Jordan, which was totally carved painstakingly in sandstone during the first century AD. Well now you can with Petra Marathon to be flagged off 26th September 2009. To help you in describing the city, recall the film “Indiana Jones and the last Crusade” where Harrison Ford finally found the Holy Grail inside the Khaznat al-Faron at Petra, well yeah that spectacular monument. Its the same unique mountains which has been elected as one of the ‘New 7 Wonders of the World’ in 2007 by UNESCO World Heritage. There are two running categories, the Marathon & Half Marathon Race and three available running tour packages starts from $1590 Euros ($3021 Sing Dollar). Official Site: petra-marathon.com
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