Jordan's ancient city of Petra is pictured empty of tourists amid the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. AFP
Nayef Hilalat, 42, guards Jordan's ancient city of Petra, which remains empty of tourists. AFP
For more than two millennia the ancient city of Petra has towered majestically over the Jordanian desert. AFP
Today the site's famed rose-red temples hewn into the rockface lie empty and silent. AFP
Petra is seen empty of tourists after the government closed all tourist facilities in the country amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters
The last tourists left on March 16, a day before the Hashemite kingdom closed its borders. Reuters
A closed souvenir shop is seen in the ancient city of Petra. Reuters
Al-Khazneh, or Treasury, in the ancient city of Petra is seen empty of tourists. Reuters
Inside a closed souvenir shop. Reuters
Treasury Gifts Shop, located next to Al-Khazneh, remains closed. Reuters
Souvenirs remain on display to no one. Reuters
Petra was once the capital of the nomadic Nabataean Arab peoples. Reuters
Al-Khazneh is one of Petra's most famous attractions. Reuters
About 200 tour guides, along with 1,500 horse and donkey owners, are out of work. Reuters
The visitors' centre remains empty. AFP
Jordan's ancient city of Petra is pictured empty of tourists amid the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. AFP
Nayef Hilalat, 42, guards Jordan's ancient city of Petra, which remains empty of tourists. AFP
For more than two millennia the ancient city of Petra has towered majestically over the Jordanian desert. AFP
Today the site's famed rose-red temples hewn into the rockface lie empty and silent. AFP
Petra is seen empty of tourists after the government closed all tourist facilities in the country amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters
The last tourists left on March 16, a day before the Hashemite kingdom closed its borders. Reuters
A closed souvenir shop is seen in the ancient city of Petra. Reuters
Al-Khazneh, or Treasury, in the ancient city of Petra is seen empty of tourists. Reuters
Inside a closed souvenir shop. Reuters
Treasury Gifts Shop, located next to Al-Khazneh, remains closed. Reuters
Souvenirs remain on display to no one. Reuters
Petra was once the capital of the nomadic Nabataean Arab peoples. Reuters
Al-Khazneh is one of Petra's most famous attractions. Reuters
About 200 tour guides, along with 1,500 horse and donkey owners, are out of work. Reuters
The visitors' centre remains empty. AFP
'A catastrophe': Petra becomes a ghost town as pandemic hits Jordan tourism – in pictures
Hotel occupancy rates are zero and about 200 tour guides are out of work