the iconic desert city continues to mesmerize tourists and archaeologists alike. Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in Wadi Musa, Jordan. As visitors ...

Petra is home to more than 600 hypogea, tombs carved into the rocky ... Heading south through what is now Jordan, he overheard people talking about a city located near Jebel Haroun, where the ...

Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is ...

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The ancient city of Petra in modern-day Jordan prospered for centuries as a major power along the spice route. The dazzling ...

Established by the Nabateans, an indigenous people of the region, Petra is located in present-day southwestern Jordan ... Greeks launched an attack on the city. Despite this invasion, the ...

As one seven wonders of the modern world, it is a must for any trip to Jordan. Carved into ... rediscovered Petra after the local Bedouin showed him the fabled lost city. In 1839, a Scottish ...

each offering a window into Jordan’s magnificent past and vibrant present. From the awe-inspiring Petra — an ancient Nabataean city carved into red sandstone cliffs — to the majestic ...

The rock-cut capital city of the Nabateans ... during Hellenistic and Roman times. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. In ...