The ancient city of Petra in Jordan recorded 3,986 visitors last Tuesday, the highest daily number of visitors the city has seen since the Gaza crisis erupted in October 2023, according to data issued by Jordan's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
The statistics published on the ministry's Facebook page showed that the visitors were distributed as follows:
3,723 foreign visitors
139 Arab visitors
79 Jordanian visitors
45 residents
The data also showed that visitors' nationalities were widely diverse, with the top countries visiting Petra that day as follows:
Italy: 736 visitors
Russia: 404 visitors
Spain: 373 visitors
United States: 361 visitors
France: 229 visitors
United Kingdom: 212 visitors
Bulgaria: 116 visitors
Indonesia: 102 visitors
Germany: 100 visitors
These indicators reflect the continued tourist presence in Petra, a World Heritage Site, helping support tourist traffic and the local economy in southern Jordan.
To view the post on the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities' Facebook page, click here.
