Thamud were the people who excelled in hewing mansions in the mountains and Petra is indeed the most spectacular example of that and as a result has been named a world wonder.
In reer Thamuud ay heerkaas gaareen, iyada oo la xusayo farsamadii guryaha ay buuraha ku naqshadeyn-jireen, Eebe (kor ahaaye) wuxuu inoogu sheegayaa aayadda 149-aad, suuradaa Al-Shucara.