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

These six UNESCO sites combine history, culture, and architecture, perfect for adventure seekers and history lovers.

Increasingly frequent flash floods pose a growing threat to Petra's archaeological heritage, prompting intensified efforts by ...

Petra's architecture had been under the strong Greco-Roman influence, but other styles were also seen, originating from ...

In 1862, the architect Jakob Ignaz Hittorffdrew similarity between Petra's monument and a fresco belonging to the Second Style visible in the House of the Labyrinth in Pompeii, where a tholos with a ...

A new, groundbreaking study reveals a story of fraud, slavery, taxes, government, conspiracy, debt blackmail, and rebellion.

Watching the sun slowly set in Wadi Rum, the craggy desertscape takes on a whole new wonder. The red rocks glow golden for a moment, bathed in the final rays of the day, and the wind gently swirls the ...