In the Bible, the area around Petra is called Edom, the land believed to have been ... whose vast wealth would turn Petra into the Rose City. These were the Nabataeans, descended, according ...
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 ...
Petra, the real star of Indiana Jones In 1989, Steven Spielberg made the 2,000-year-old city the setting for his blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.Petra’s Treasury, carved out of ...