Photo: A Bedouin man on a stone monument

The Nabataean capital of Petra is one of the many spectacular historical sites in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt

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  • Photo: Ancient ruins in moonlight

    Petra

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  • Photo: A visitor near the Treasury in Petra, Jordan

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