For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends ... into the rock to collect rainwater. They also built dams and reservoirs to store water. Petra contains more than ...

The ancient city of Petra in modern-day Jordan prospered for centuries as a ... and temples carved directly into the rock, has been one of the region’s greatest tourist attractions for decades ...

Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons and rugged mountains lies an ancient treasure, the stone city of Petra ... example at Petra of a monument not sculpted out of rock, is a large ...

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 ...

Inhabited since prehistoric times, 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 ...

Carved out of rock, the sudden entrance into the ancient Nabatean city through a narrow ... But there is a concern in Jordan that a campaign warning off tourists from Petra could be ...

JEF Chairman Mazen Hmoud stresses the importance of discussing the rose-red city's tourism challenges amidst regional developments (File photo) AMMAN — The Jordan Economic Forum (JEF) has held a ...

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 ...