Jordan News

The city of Petra and its surrounding areas witnessed heavy rainfall, since the early hours of Saturday.

The high areas of the Petra District witnessed intermittent snowfall, since the dawn hours, which closed some main and secondary roads.

The head of the Petra Region Tourism Development Authority, Dr. Suleiman Al-Farajat, said that the authority’s cadres and mechanisms have been put on alert in preparation for the weather situation that began to affect the region as of this morning.

Al-Farajat added that the tourist movement in the city is proceeding normally and normally, and that the Petra Visitors Center receives visitors, and the process of selling entry tickets for visitors to the ancient city is proceeding normally since six in the morning.