Al Khazna, or the Treasury, is just one of the many facades carved into the mountains of ancient Petra. The majority of archaeological remains in Petra are tombs, Al-Salameen says. The Nabataeans ...
The Petra Archaeological Park includes 264,000 acres. A ticket is required to visit, and if you stay in Jordan for at least one night, a discounted ticket is available. Petra is open every day.
Surrounded by mountains, the Petra archaeological park was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1985 and has been popularised in films such as the 1989 Hollywood blockbuster Indiana Jones.