when Petra by Night tours into the city see the ancient monuments illuminated by hundreds of flickering candles and the innumerable stars above. Tours run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Buying ...

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 ...

For centuries, members of the B’doul Bedouin tribe lived in the caves around the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Then, in the 1980s, the government forced the tribe to move in the name of preserving ...

For some time you will close your eyes and still be able to relive the startling moment you first saw this ancient stone city ... to Jordan’s Princess Dana Firas, the head of the Petra National ...

"Petra" is the Greek word for "rock." But the Arabic term, al-madina al-ward ah (rose-colored city), far better evokes the beauty of this enigmatic site. Located in western Jordan, Petra was built ...

One of Petra ... city see the ancient monuments illuminated by hundreds of flickering candles and the innumerable stars above. Tours run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Buying a Jordan ...