Hidden in Plain Sight This engraving shows Johann Ludwig Burckhardt disguised in Muslim garb, as he might have looked during his search for Petra. Photograph by Art Archive Much later, a new wave ...

Blending Arab and Hellenistic influences, the "Rose City" was built into vibrant red bluffs in southwestern Jordan.

Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in Wadi Musa, Jordan. As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the ...

Petra, once a thriving political, cultural, and economic centre in the ancient world, holds a significant place in the history of the Middle East. Established by the Nabateans, an indigenous ...