In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra ... Corinthian Tomb. Photograph by Johanna Huber/Fototeca During the Crusades, the area was better known for the monastery of ...
Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in Wadi Musa, Jordan. As visitors enter ... a Muslim pilgrim looking for the tomb of the prophet Aaron and ...
As one of the oldest cities in the world, Petra ... the Monastery is larger. It measures 50m wide and 45m high (164 x 147 feet). Built in the third century BCE as a Nabataean tomb during the ...
Petra, carved into the rose-red cliffs of Jordan, continues to reveal its secrets. Early mapping techniques unveiled in 2016 revealed the potential ruins of a vast structure hidden beneath the ...
How digital archaeologists are using drones and cutting-edge cameras to recreate the spectacular 2,000-year-old ruins in Jordan Susan Orlean; Photographs by Christina Rizk Once you’ve been to ...
"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 ...
Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in Jordan’s rose-red ancient city - CITY GUIDES: With thousands of years of history carved ...
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I had Petra almost to myself – it was glorious, but Jordan needs touristsThe main trail to the Treasury – the rock-hewn tomb hand-carved by the Nabataen civilisation millennia ago – is eerily quiet.
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