Petra drew 900,000 visitors last year, close to the record of one million set in 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PETRA, Jordan - 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 back.
“At the time of the coronavirus pandemic, we did not see anyone in Petra,” said Bdoul – a disaster for the town where, he said, “90 per cent of people work in tourism”.Jordan tourism authorities confirm that Petra is back in business and drew 900,000 visitors last year, close to the record of one million set in 2019.
It was built in 312 BC as the capital of the ancient kingdom of the Nabateans, which fell to the Romans in 106 BC.‘Sigh of relief’ “We breathed a sigh of relief when we saw the return of tourists,” said Muhammad Samahin, 16, selling drinks while sitting on woven rugs inside the Moon Cave near the famed Treasury site.Suleiman Farajat, head of the Petra Development and Tourism Regional Authority, said the post-pandemic tourism comeback had exceeded all expectations.
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