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Another look at the 7 New Wonders of the World

It all started in 2001, when Bernard Weber and the New 7 Wonders Foundation began a campaign asking travelers to choose the best from...

Jordan evacuates tourists from Petra after flood hits

Amman, Jordan—Jordanian authorities on Sunday evacuated nearly 1,800 tourists from the ancient city of Petra after the area was hit by flooding, an official told...

Tourists surge back to Jordan’s desert marvel Petra

Tending to his camels in Petra, Jordan's spectacular archaeological marvel hidden deep in a desert canyon, Hussein Bdoul is all smiles: the tourists are...

Work dries up for Jordan’s donkeys as coronavirus immobilizes tourism

By Mussa Hattar PETRA, Jordan—Herds of hard-working donkeys once carried hordes of tourists on the rocky paths of Jordan’s Petra, but visitor numbers crashed amid...

Jordan woos back nervous tourists

PETRA, Jordan—With its rock-hewn ancient city of Petra, lunar-like landscape of Wadi Rum and a medical tourism drive, Jordan is luring back foreign visitors...
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