Petra is one of the most iconic destinations in the world. Even those who don't know anything about the country of Jordan ...

With thousands of years of history carved into the rocks, the Rose City’s architectural beauty and links to a forgotten past are as beguiling as ever, says Paul Stafford ...

Yes, it's Jordan! Tourism is a business of peace that unites even Republicans and Democrats. Luckily, these two members of ...

Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons ... Site and one of the new seven wonders of the world, Petra is a giant metropolis of tombs, monuments, and other elaborate religious structures ...

Royal tombs line one side of the valley ... and according to Jordan’s Princess Dana Firas, the head of the Petra National Trust, the data will help identify and measure the site’s ...

For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends here ... mountains of ancient Petra. The majority of archaeological remains in Petra are tombs, Al-Salameen says.

Some caves, Tuttle says, were tombs—more than 800 have ... most curious remains of ancient art." Petra has lately fulfilled that prophesy. It is now Jordan's top tourist destination, attracting ...

Petra, carved into the rose-red cliffs of Jordan, continues to reveal its secrets ... Petra includes temples, tombs, and a hydraulic system, all carved directly into the sandstone mountains ...

Petra, in southern Jordan, is a love letter to human civilisation ... although it is thought to be the tomb of an important Nabataean ruler at the time it was built in the first century.