In the heart of Jordan, there is a cave city captivating travellers from all over the world. Petra, the “pink city,” is a gateway to a vanished civilisation, a testament to human ingenuity in ...

Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons and rugged mountains lies an ancient treasure, the stone city of Petra. A UNESCO ... the Nabataean king Aretas IV. Inside is a funerary chamber ...

This city – with centuries of Christian history – is two hours’ drive north of Petra along the King’s Highway, the oldest ...

"Petra" is the Greek word for "rock." But the Arabic term, al-madina al-ward ah (rose-colored city), far better evokes the beauty of this enigmatic site. Located in western Jordan, Petra was built ...

For centuries, members of the B’doul Bedouin tribe lived in the caves around the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Then, in the 1980s, the government forced the tribe to move in the name of preserving ...

Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in Wadi Musa, Jordan. As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the ...