Highland Falls Petra Muhammad's problems began long before she vanished from this sleepy Hudson River village. Adopted by relatives as an infant, the Caribbeanborn toddler bounced between family ...

In its prime, Petra was one of the most lavish cities in history—more Las Vegas than Athens. Accustomed to tents, the early Nabateans had no significant building traditions, so with their sudden ...

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 Wadi ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building was a ...

PETRA — Famous for its rose-coloured architecture carved into sandstone cliffs, the ancient Nabataean city of Petra has drawn travellers for centuries. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in ...

Imagine walking into Petra, Jordan without the hustle and bustle of tourists clamoring over each other for photos and mule ...

Petra and its lost ancient civilisation has perplexed researchers for years. It was once a thriving hub of politics, culture and economics — one of the most important waypoints of the region. The ...

The ancient city of Petra was one of the hubs of the Middle East, and today sits in southern Jordan. In a matter of hundreds of years, it had transformed from a deserted landscape into the political, ...