In the Bible, the area around Petra is called Edom ... along the main road into the ancient city of Petra. Photograph by Annie Griffiths Whatever the origin of this most precious of resources ...

This city – with centuries of Christian history – is two hours’ drive north of Petra along the King’s Highway, the oldest ...

Built over 2,000 years ago, the iconic desert city continues to mesmerize tourists and archaeologists alike. Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in ...

For centuries, members of the B’doul Bedouin tribe lived in the caves around the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Then, in the 1980s, the government forced the tribe to move in the name of preserving ...