Photograph by Taylor Kennedy, Nat Geo Image Collection “If you’d like to visit Petra, you can’t cover it in one day,” says ...

More than 2,000 years ago, the thriving city of Petra rose up in the bone-dry desert of what is now Jordan. An oasis of culture and abundance, the city was built by wealthy merchants who carved ...

A new study claims the ruins at Petra, Jordan were built to align with the sun during the solstices and equinoxes Despite the breadth of the ruins, only 85% have ever been excavated Little is known ...

Shyam Saran travels to the ruined Jordanian city that was once a cosmopolitan hub controlling main global trade routes. Camels wait for tourists in Wadi Rum in Petra, Jordan. Petra built during the ...

Its majestic facade hidden behind huge rocks, approachable only by a small opening, this city built thousands of years back in the desert of Jordan still holds all the magic and mystery that its ...