The ancient city of Petra in modern-day Jordan prospered for centuries as ... Here are a few fascinating facts about the “rose-red city.” Not much is known about the Nabataeans, who emerged ...

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 ...

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 ...