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 ...

British archaeologists recently made a discovery that sounds like something straight out of an Indiana Jones movie: a secret ...

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 ...

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 half ...

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 ...

The newly discovered tomb could now be home to the largest collection of ancient human skeletons found buried in one place within Petra. The archaeologists are now excited to study the tomb and ...

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

Chris travels to the ancient city of Petra in Jordan with Guz Khan, where floating, haggling, camel riding and some unique descriptions from Guz await.

Xi'an was the ancient capital of China during ... historical and spiritual significance. The city is also a gateway to the Himalayan adventures. Petra, Jordan Petra, an archaeological wonder ...