Should be on the top of to be visited list. Al Batra or Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan's southwestern desert. Dating to around 300 B.C., it was the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom. Accessed

Palmyra in Syria, also called Tadmur, Tadmor, or Tudmur, ancient city in south-central Syria, 130 miles (210 km) northeast Damascus. The name Palmyra, meaning “city of palm trees,” was conferred upon the