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The Siq of Petra
The Siq of petra is the entrance of the city, it is a narrow gorge in some points no more than 3 metres, over 1km in length. Know More about Petra Siq!
The Siq was used as the grand caravan entrance into Petra. Along the Siq are some underground chambers. The majority says that they housed the guards that defended the main entrance to Petra. You can either walk, ride a horse carriage or ride a horse to go through the Siq and reach the Treasury.
Jordan Places to Visit
- Petra – The Ancient Rose City of Jordan
- Wadi Rum: The Valley of the Moon
- The Dead Sea: Earth's Lowest Point and Most Iconic Salt Lake
- Jerash Jordan: The Ancient Roman City of the Decapolis
- Arch of Hadrian Jerash: The Grand Welcome to Jordan's Roman City
- Madaba: The Ancient Jordanian Town That Kept Its Floors
- The Madaba Map: The Oldest Surviving Map of the Holy Land
- Ma'in Hot Springs: Jordan's Thermal Waterfalls Explained
- Kerak Castle General Information
- Amman City Travel Guide
- The Siq of Petra
- Greek Orthodox Basilica of Saint George in Madaba
- Mount Nebo Travel Info
- Royal Tombs in Petra Wiki
- The Treasury of Petra (al-Khazneh) info
- Mukawir or Mukawer (Machaerus)
- The Nabataeans Info
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Jordan Travel Advisory
- Jordan: A Complete Guide to History, Culture, and Top Jordan Attractions
Discover Jordan's ancient highlights on this Petra Short Break, a 4 days Jordan itinerary taking in Roman Jerash, a float in the Dead Sea, and Petra's Red Rose City.
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Amman is the capital of Jordan, and the country's economic, political and cultural centre. Situated in north-central Jordan. Know More about Amman!
Petra is an ancient city carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs in southern Jordan, once the capital of the Nabataean civilisation and one of the most significant archaeological sites in the world — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
The Treasury (al-Khazneh) positioned opposite the main route into Petra. it was given by the local Bedouin tribes behind the belief that the urn on top of the front entrance contained the treasure of a pharaoh.
During any trip to Petra, you shouldn't miss the unpredictable Royal Tombs that took its name from the rich decoration. Know More!
The Siq of petra is the entrance of the city, it is a narrow gorge in some points no more than 3 metres, over 1km in length. Know More about Petra Siq!
Jerash in northern Jordan is one of the best-preserved Roman cities outside Italy. A former member of the Decapolis league, it retains its colonnaded streets, temples, theatres and triumphal arches after nearly two thousand years.
The monumental Roman gateway built to welcome Emperor Hadrian to ancient Gerasa in AD 129 — and still the most dramatic first sight in Jerash today.
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, sitting around 430 metres below sea level — the lowest point on Earth and one of the saltiest waters in the world. Its mineral-rich water and therapeutic mud have drawn health seekers for thousands of years.
A sixth-century mosaic pavement in Madaba, Jordan, the Madaba Map is the oldest surviving cartographic image of the Holy Land — and the earliest detailed depiction of Jerusalem anywhere.
An ancient town on Jordan's King's Highway, Madaba holds the greatest concentration of Byzantine mosaics in the country — including the oldest surviving map of the Holy Land.
A chain of thermal waterfalls in a desert gorge below sea level, Ma'in Hot Springs has drawn bathers since antiquity — and appears on the sixth-century Madaba Map by name.
Mount Nebo is an elevated Mountain in Jordan, approximately 817 metres above sea level,.... Know More!
Kerak Castle is a large crusader castle located in Kerak in Jordan. Construction of the castle began in the 1140s. Know More!
The Greek Orthodox Basilica of Saint George, also Known as the "Church of the Map". Know More!
Mukawir (Machaerus) is an hour away and about 45 kms, away from Madaba on the Kings’ Highway. Know More !
The Nabataeans (Nabateans) were an Arab people who lived in northern Arabia and the Southern Levant. They built the assumed capital city of Petra. Know more!
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