Indiana Jones’ Petra has a worthy rival in Hegra, Saudi Arabia
With none of the crowds but much of the mystique of Jordan’s Petra facades, Hegra is a history-rich highlight in newly ...
“Indiana Jones” movie site, Japanese fish market on Colorado’s Most Endangered Places 2025
Colorado Preservation Inc. on Thursday released the list of historic sites they believe are in danger of disappearing ...
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Who built the ‘lost city’ of Petra—and why did they leave?
Since then, Petra’s fame has grown. UNESCO inscribed the city’s ruins as a World Heritage site in 1985, and the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade used Petra as a stage for some scenes.
Bean there, done that as car-azy London to Melbourne adventure raises more than $120k for RFDS
The wedge-tailed eagle rose from the kangaroo carcass, spread its wings and flew straight into the path of the speeding ...
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Bean there, done that as car-azy London to Melbourne adventure raises more than $120k for RFDS
sister city of Petra, where Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed. Driving out of the mountains to the capital Riyadh we met Australian Ambassador Mark Donovan. “As far as I know you are ...
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The world’s greatest ‘lost cities’ (and how to discover them)
While the likes of Machu Picchu, Petra ... Indiana Jones. Certainly, Petra’s status as a global icon was boosted enormously by its deployment as a fictional resting place of the holy grail in ...
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From Camel Rides to Donkey Treks: 9 Top Things to Do in Jordan
Ride a Donkey in Petra Take a Camel across the ... the rock-carved façade that Indiana Jones stumbled upon in The Last Crusade. It’s a whole city carved out of rock. Explore one of the seven ...