For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends here. But Petra has much more to offer, including more than 600 stone facades and an intriguing list of clues about its ...

Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert ... make reference to the mysterious Petra, he realized, with growing excitement, that he might be near the “lost” city itself. He made up a convincing ...

At the end of the Siq-a narrow, winding gorge through ruby-red sandstone in southwestern Jordan-lies one of the most jaw-dropping sights in archaeology: an open plaza dominated by Al-Khazneh, an ...

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 ...

a desert city carved into sandstone cliffs in modern-day Jordan. Even today, Petra has lost none of its ability to surprise. Just three hours’ drive from Amman, most visitors’ first glimpse of ...

TRAVEL TRENDS, WORLD Created : Feb 17, 2025, 09:00 IST 5 lost ... Petra, Jordan Petra was the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom in the fourth century BC and was called the "Rose City" because ...