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 ...

Petra, the real star of Indiana Jones In 1989, Steven Spielberg made the 2,000-year-old city the setting for his blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.Petra’s Treasury, carved out of ...

AMMAN - The Jordan Economic Forum (JEF) has held a dialogue session to assess the status of <a target=_blank href= ...

For hundreds of years, the 2,300-year-old city of Petra, Jordan was largely abandoned and uninhabited. Today, welcoming around a million visitors per year, it’s one of the most popular tourist ...

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 ...

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 ...

For hundreds of years, the 2,300-year-old city of Petra, Jordan was largely abandoned and uninhabited. Today, welcoming around a million visitors per year, it’s one of the most popular tourist ...

Horses, mules and camels carry tourists to the city and through it ... But there is a concern in Jordan that a campaign warning off tourists from Petra could be counterproductive by damaging ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists used new technology to find an ancient monument in the historic trade city of Petra, Jordan, which was once the capital city of the Nabataean kingdom that is now a World Heritage Site.