Traveling to Petra, Jordan, is a journey into an ancient world filled with awe-inspiring architecture, rich history, and breathtaking landscapes. Whether you're a history enthusiast, an adventurer, or ...

While the ancient city of Petra is simply a famous archaeological site to most of the world, for university professor Sami Alhasanat, it’s a treasured “playground.” He was born in Jordan’s “lost city” ...

Petra is regarded as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, with the ancient city being rediscovered in the early 20th century. It's now an in-demand travel destination as scorching hot for bucket ...

As one of the oldest cities in the world, Petra has attracted over a million visitors in recent years. As one seven wonders ...

Petra, in southern Jordan, is a love letter to human civilisation from a long-lost empire. The Nabataeans, a nomadic Arabic people, began chiselling away at the natural sandstone surroundings around 2 ...

Nestled amid the rugged desert canyons of southwestern Jordan, where traders and their caravans of camels once carried silk and frankincense, lies the ancient city of Petra. Known as the “Rose City” ...

In Jordan’s extraordinary rose-red “Lost City” of Petra, I have just huffed up 700 zigzagging stone-carved steps to the ancient mountaintop High Place of Sacrifice with its sacred altar and goat-blood ...

One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Lost City of Petra hides coyly behind Southern Jordan’s pink sandstone cliffs. The rock-cut ruins of the lost Nabatean Kingdom feature Corinthian pillars ...

In the ancient city of Petra, Jordan's best-known tourist destination, bird song echoes against the multicolored rock and the elaborate monuments instead of the din of tour groups and souvenir sellers ...

Few destinations offer the exotic adventure, diverse culture, stunning landscapes and rich history afforded by a visit to Petra, Jordan. This jaw-dropping archaeological site located between the Dead ...

Doorsill of the small building on the newly discovered platform in Petra, Jordan (2016) (image credit G. al Faqeer, all images courtesy Sarah Parcak and Christopher Tuttle) A massive monument has been ...

An Italian tourist vacationing with his wife in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, was killed Thursday after being struck by a falling rock, reports say. Alessandro Ghisoni, a 32-year-old engineer ...