Petra
Jordan · UTC+2
The eight criteria
8 working hours shared with Western Europe.
2 with the US east coast.
Climatically workable months: March, April, May, September, October, November.
Petra has no hand-written dossier: we measure neither its real speeds, nor its coworking spaces, nor its community on the ground. The figures above are computed — the label under each says where it comes from. What is certain: the entry right, the shared working hours and the season.
Where Petra stands
74/100 — rank 450 of the 834 cities scored, and 53 of the 251 in Asia. A score on its own says nothing; its position explains it.
What carries it: Climat (70/100, rank 103), Coworkings dispo (83/100, rank 131). What holds it back: Facilité visa (60/100, rank 642), Qualité Internet (70/100, rank 550).
The six closest profiles
Closeness is computed across all eight scores, not the overall one: two cities at 80 may have nothing in common — one expensive and safe, the other cheap and loud. It is the shape of the profile that matches.
Petra, beyond the score
What the score leaves out and the city file already knows: where to sleep, where to eat, what to see after work, when to come, how to get there.
The Rose-Red City — a UNESCO World Heritage Nabataean capital carved directly into rose-coloured sandstone cliffs. The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) is one of the most iconic sights on Earth. Walking the Siq at dawn before the crowds is a spiritual experience.
In the country
3rd of the 6 destinations scored in Jordan.
The others: Amman 77, Aqaba 77, Wadi Musa 73, Wadi Rum 73, Jerash 70.
Where to sleep
- Mövenpick Resort Petra
- Petra Marriott Hotel
- Old Village Resort
Where to eat
- The Cave Bar
- Al-Qantarah
- My Mom’s Recipe Restaurant
After work
Petra by Night · The Siq (1.2km Gorge) · Street of Facades & Colonnaded Street · Little Petra (Siq al-Barid)
When to come
March-May and September-November
Getting there
No airport listed in town: the nearest is King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) in Aqaba, about 98 km as the crow flies.
The nearest scored destinations
- Wadi Musa — Jordan, 73/100, 1 km as the crow flies
- Wadi Rum — Jordan, 73/100, 84 km as the crow flies
- Aqaba — Jordan, 77/100, 98 km as the crow flies
- Jerusalem — Israel, 75/100, 162 km as the crow flies
- Amman — Jordan, 77/100, 186 km as the crow flies
Addresses, season and airport: the city file and the site’s airport index. Ranks and distances: computed across the 834 Nomad Score profiles.