Petra is known as a stunning city which attracts tourists from all over the globe but there is now more than meets the eye of ...

The ancient city of Petra has welcomed approximately 291,000 visitors during the first seven months of 2025, with foreigners ...

Jordan has seen a decrease in the number of tourists visiting its famed ancient city of Petra and other sites since the Gaza ...

Jordan has experienced a sharp drop in visitors to its ancient city of Petra and other sites since war broke out in Gaza almost two years ago. Figures released by the Petra Development and Tourism ...

Since then, Petra’s fame has grown. UNESCO inscribed the city’s ruins as a World Heritage site in 1985, and the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade used Petra as a stage for some scenes.

Petra is home to more than 600 hypogea, tombs carved into the rocky walls of the valley. Many are simple burial chambers with loculi—niches in which to lay the dead—with no external decoration.

The Jordan News Agency (Petra) on Sunday presented its 2026–2028 strategic plan to representatives from government ministries ...

But Petra's sudden likability didn't suddenly turn her and Jane into the ride-or-dies that they've become. Actually, that work was done when we weren't watching.

Film Review: ‘Petra’ The second half doesn’t hold together as well as the first, yet intriguing characters and superb performances could make 'Petra' the director’s most popular film to date.