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 ...

Petra, carved into the rose-red cliffs of Jordan, continues to reveal its secrets ... all carved directly into the sandstone mountains which give the city its unique atmosphere.

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 ...

Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in Jordan’s rose-red ancient city - CITY GUIDES: With thousands of years of history carved ...