As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Jordan, a new twinning agreement links Petra and Ellora, two rock-cut World Heritage ...

The ancient city of Petra, which was carved into the desert cliffs of modern-day Jordan, might look inhospitably bone-dry today, but new archaeological evidence shows that its first-century ...

The Treasury building at Petra dating from the 1st Century is the most famous image of the site. It sits at the end of a long slot canyon called the Siq. Photo Credit: TW photo by Tom Stieghorst PETRA ...

PETRA, Jordan — There is no other word to describe the sensation, after one beholds the 1.2-kilometer gorge of rose-colored ancient temples and tombs carved from sandstone mountains in this former ...

Built over 2,000 years ago, the iconic desert city continues to mesmerize tourists and archaeologists alike. Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in Wadi ...

July 12, 2007 - Nissan Middle East celebrated the voting of Petra, Jordan's ancient Nabataean city, as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. The new architectural marvel was announced during a ...

The ancient city of Petra in Jordan lay largely undiscovered for centuries, and is still revealing new secrets. Petra, the city carved in stone. Video, 00:01:16Petra, the city carved in stone Up Next.

Conservation experts almost gave up when they first saw the severely damaged wall paintings they had come to rescue in the ancient city of Petra. Cloaked for centuries in grimy soot from Bedouin camp ...