It is believed that it was a base for nomadic Bedouins and caravans on the ancient trade route between Saudi Arabia and Petra ...

Petra, carved into the rose ... While many make the journey from Jordan’s capital, Amman, others arrive via neighboring regions like Wadi Rum or Aqaba, often traveling along the King’s Highway.

The Bedu are settled and nomadic communities living in the southern part of Jordan, particularly near Petra and Wadi Rum, within a region of semi-arid highlands and deserts. These conditions have ...

From Little Petra there’s a path that leads south to ... for more than three nights, the Jordan Pass allows you to waive visa fees on arrival and provides free entry to most major attractions, ...

Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons ... striking a rock from his staff—is set in Petra. According to the local version, the narrow wadi known as the Siq, along which Burckhardt ...

Towards the end of 2014 the Slovak climbers Jozef Kristoffy and Martin Krasnansky spent a month climbing in Jordan with the aim of establishing a new difficult route in the Wadi Rum area. After ...

Archaeologists in southern Jordan have uncovered a rare royal inscription bearing the seal of Pharaoh Ramses III, dating back ...

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 ...