The main trail to the Treasury – the rock-hewn tomb hand-carved by the Nabataen civilisation millennia ago – is eerily quiet. Rounding the last bend of Petra’s twisting sandstone canyons, I count no ...

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 ...

Gulf Network The Jordan Tourism Board is unveiling an exciting new campaign that showcases short, idyllic getaways in the ...

With thousands of years of history carved into the rocks, the Rose City’s architectural beauty and links to a forgotten past are as beguiling as ever, says Paul Stafford ...

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 sands, ...

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Hotel construction and public art projects already are changing the vast desert landscape of Al-Ula in the country’s ...

Once the capital city for an Arab tribe, the Nabateans, Petra was also a base ... Explore the ancient black basalt ruins of Umm Qais (Getty Images) In northwestern Jordan lies Umm Qais, regarded ...

I look at banknotes as business cards of nations—miniature artworks that tell stories of identity, culture, and values.” – ...

the archaeological city of Petra in Jordan; Machu Picchu with its breathtaking mountain backdrop and fabulous Inca ruins in Peru; Chichén Itzá, an archaeological marvel of a city built by the ...