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 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, once a thriving political, cultural, and economic centre in the ancient world, holds a significant place in the history of the Middle East. Established by the Nabateans, an indigenous ...

Petra's humidity and seasonal floods means some ... They would have been Nabataeans, the ancient Arab people who inhabited northern Arabia and the southern Levant. During its peak around the ...

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From Petra to Wadi Rum, Jordan’s seven Unesco sites await explorers Visitors tour near the Treasury at the ruins of the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in southern Jordan. AFP file Dubai ...

Petra Treasury is a monument carved by the Nabataean craftsmen who operated under the influence of the stonemasons from the Mediterranean basin (Photo courtesy of ACOR) AMMAN — Petra's architecture ...