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I had Petra almost to myself – it was glorious, but Jordan needs tourists
This city – with centuries of Christian history – is two hours’ drive north of Petra along the King’s Highway, the oldest ...
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Why Petra Needs Its People
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 ...
Petra travel guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in Jordan’s rose-red ancient city
Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in Jordan’s rose-red ancient city - CITY GUIDES: With thousands of years of history carved ...
Petra, the Nabataean wonder, continues to reveal its secrets
Petra, carved into the rose-red cliffs of Jordan, continues to reveal its secrets. Early mapping techniques unveiled in 2016 revealed the potential ruins of a vast structure hidden beneath the sands, ...
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Who built the ‘lost city’ of Petra—and why did they leave?
Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in Wadi Musa, Jordan. As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the ...
Meeting local communities in Jordan – from hiking with Bedouin tribes to cooking in Petra homes
Mohammad is slowly roasting Arabic coffee beans over a fire. As he pulls the pan from the flame and begins to grind the beans by hand, another local Bedouin shepherd Ameen explains to me how the ...
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Petra, Royal Hashemite Documentation Centre collaborate to preserve Jordan’s history
Director General of the Royal Hashemite Documentation Centre (RHDC) Muhannad Mubaideen and Director General of the Jordan News Agency, Petra, Fairouz Mubaideen on Monday discussed enhancing ...
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Jordan sends humanitarian aid to Congo
The Jordanian helicopter unit, Congo 1, which is part of the international peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of ...