Jordan

Featured Photo: Zalabia Bedouin on the Spice Route — Wadi Rum, Jordan

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Bedouin

Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan’s southwestern desert. Dating to around 300 B.C., it was the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom. Accessed via a narrow canyon called Al Siq, it contains tombs and temples carved into pink sandstone cliffs, earning its nickname, the “Rose City.”


The Treasury — Petra


William from inside the Treasury — Petra


“Al Siq” entrance into Petra


Rock bridge in the Jordanian desert


Wadi Rum


Town along the King’s Highway in Jordan


Ancient pathway — notice the steps on the right to the top of Petra