Archaeologists have much more to learn about a city that once thrummed with life. Many of the buildings that housed people ...

Ukrainian tourist Ruslana Novak and her friend had Jordan's ancient city of Petra almost entirely to themselves as they ...

In the ancient city of Petra, Jordan's best-known tourist destination, bird song echoes against the multicolored rock and the elaborate monuments instead of the din of tour groups and souvenir sellers ...

Jordan’s ancient city of Petra has seen an almost complete halt in foreign tourism since the Middle East war began in late February, with visitor numbers dropping by up to 90%. The decline has ...

New archaeological research dates the heyday of terrace farming at the ancient desert city of Petra to the first century. This development led to an explosion of agricultural activity, increasing the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Tourists were evacuated from the site as water filled the gorge, turning it into a fast flowing river. Mahmoud Refaat ...

There’s more to Jordan than the Lost City of Petra. Embark on a journey replete with ancient ruins, Dead Sea mud baths and all the romance of the Bedouin desert. Mention the Hashemite Kingdom of ...

A view from the ancient city of Petra, Jordan on December 15, 2019. The archaeological city of Petra, also known as the rose-red city, marks one million tourists to visit Jordan's archaeological site ...

While the ancient city of Petra is simply a famous archaeological site to most of the world, for university professor Sami Alhasanat, it's a treasured "playground." While the ancient city of Petra is ...