But the city’s population had long dwindled ... Tombs are found carved into sandstone cliffs throughout Petra. Photograph by Rafael Heygster, Agentur Focus/Redux A mule-drawn carriage at the ...

Petra is one of the most iconic destinations in the world. Even those who don't know anything about the country of Jordan ...

colonnaded tomb cut directly out of the vermilion cliffs. Welcome: You've made it to Petra, the "Rose City," one of the New ...

Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons and rugged mountains lies an ancient treasure, the stone city ... cliffs. Believed to have been settled as early as 9000 B.C., Petra developed ...

The “buildings” are punched into the rock cliffs—in other words ... another remnant of the city that Petra once had been, a bustling capital, where lives were lived and lost; an empire ...

Petra, carved into the rose-red cliffs of Jordan ... all carved directly into the sandstone mountains which give the city its unique atmosphere. The Nabataeans skillfully adopted architectural ...

Directly ahead is a sheer cliff lined with elegant carvings ... Now, however, archaeologists are discovering that ancient Petra was a sprawling city of lush gardens and pleasant fountains ...

With thousands of years of history carved into the rocks, the Rose City’s architectural beauty and links to a forgotten past are as beguiling as ever, says Paul Stafford ...

Cliffs tower over this narrow path ... the most captivating view is after dark, when Petra by Night tours into the city see the ancient monuments illuminated by hundreds of flickering candles ...