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 ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building ...

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 half-built, half-carved into the rock, and ...

The 2,000-year-old building featured in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' READ MORE: Archeologists make stunning discovery ...

As one of the oldest cities in the world, Petra has attracted over a million visitors in recent years. As one seven wonders of the modern world, it is a must for any trip to Jordan. Carved into ...

Varanasi is in India, it is one of the world’s oldest cities known for its ancient Hindu culture and enormous temples. Bagan, ...

"Petra acted like the center of the world." The ancient city encompasses more than 64,000 acres and it’s impossible to see the entire site in just one day — travelers should definitely pack ...

Petra is one of the wonders of the world. Carved out of rock, the sudden entrance into the ancient Nabatean city through a narrow passage is breathtaking. It is the crown jewel of the Jordanian ...

Flash floods in Jordan have killed 11 people and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 tourists from the ancient city of Petra. Rescue teams and helicopters are searching for five people whose car ...

Film icon Will Smith shared on Facebook a photo of him and his co-stars visiting the ancient city of Petra in Jordan last week. "We're shooting Aladdin in Jordan. Took my crew to see PETRA!