Jordan. As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the towering edifice of Al Khazna, or the Treasury, carved from rosy-hued sandstone. For many tourists ...
The Nabataeans carved the sandstone, using its colors for their buildings. The Treasury and other structures show their skill, blending with the landscape. Petra is a big draw for scholars and ...
For hundreds of years, the 2,300-year-old city of Petra, Jordan was largely abandoned ... “A lot of travelers prioritize and focus on the Treasury, but many of the beautiful viewpoints that ...
In this episode she visits one of the empire's most spectacular sites known as the Treasury or Al Khazneh in Petra in southern Jordan. First broadcast in 1954, the celebrated naturalist's first on ...
Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons ... the elaborate sandstone pillars of the Treasury have greeted arrivals to Petra. Photograph by Luis Marden The Swiss explorer had to manage ...
The human remains of 12 individuals have been discovered in a chamber in the well-known Petra in Jordan. “Complete burial sites are not a common thing in ... but they have discovered a few things ...
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The Board of Commissioners of the Jordan Securities Commission approves the Central Bank of Jordan's request to register four issuances of Jordanian Treasury bonds and bills for 2024, with a total ...