For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends here ... From atop Umm al-Biyara, a site on Petra’s highest mountain containing ruins that date to the Iron Age ...

Though they occupied various areas of southern Jordan, Arabia, and the Naqab (or Negev) Desert, the Nabataeans made Petra, surrounded by sandstone mountains and cliffs, their capital city.

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 visitors touring Petra without a Jordan hotel stay (cruise passengers ... a sunset cocktail on the back balcony overlooking the mountains. Located on Queen Rania Al Abdallah Street, the ...

Families can enjoy the scenery and unique geological formations. They can also learn about the topography of Jordan and archaeology that extends beyond Petra,” Braizat told the Jordan Times. The Petra ...