Petra
UNESCO World Heritage and 2007 Seven Wonders of the World "Petra".
On our way, finding the Lost City "Petra".
There
is entrance fee of 1JD for locals and 50JD for tourists. The elderly
can visit the place without the worries of a long walk for there is a
number of camel and horses carriage services in the area.
Al Khazneh or so called The Treasury
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It has been called as Red Rose City because
of its pinkish rock walls.
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Petra has been the Nabataeans
caravan trade center in early period. Below is the Bab-el Siq or the long entrance to the ancient city of Petra.
The sun was pretty high on this day but walking along these huge walls is like in an open air conditioned area.
Djinn Blocks
These are tombs or memorial stones, cube-shaped monuments.
Obelisk Tomb and Bal el-Siq Triclinium
The upper is the Obelisk Tomb crowned with 4 pyramids, below is the Triclinium or the funerary dining hall.
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| Sabinos Alexandros Station |
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Sacred stone blocks work of Sabino
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| Relief of the camel caravan driver |
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Street of Facades
Rock cut tombs neatly arranged in rows.
The first view of the Treasury at the mouth of the El-Siq.
The Amphitheater
Tombs
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| The Urn Tomb |
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Petra, Jordan
September 2013
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