was formed by the torrent of water released after Moses struck the rock. Road into PetraSun shines the the Siq, a 250-foot-high crack, along the main road into the ancient city of Petra.

Against the backdrop of the ancient Nabatean city, a group of global Eisenhower Fellows reunited in Jordan, exploring Petra’s ...

The Nabataeans piped water in from springs outside the city and carved channels into the rock to collect rainwater. They also built dams and reservoirs to store water. Petra contains more than 600 ...

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The intimacy, the romance, and the storytelling that defined the old Petra were hard to preserve.” Running along the west side of White Rock Lake ... amenities of the city center, and a ...

In 1989, Steven Spielberg made the 2,000-year-old city the setting for his blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Petra’s Treasury, carved out of the pink rock, became the legendary ...

More than the Treasury, it’s an ancient city, still alive with merchants and animal keepers. From sun up to night, spend a day or more in this magical place. Here are my top things to do in Petra.

The city is also a gateway to the Himalayan adventures. Petra, Jordan Petra ... was once the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom. Its stunning rock-cut architecture, such as the Treasury (Al-Khazneh ...

Deep in the Jordanian desert, the ancient stone city of Petra has a magical quality. Carved out of pink sandstone rock, and hidden for centuries until it was rediscovered by a Swiss explorer, it’s ...

From Unesco World Heritage sites to the USA's largest art gallery, MailOnline Travel has rounded up some of the attractions ...

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