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High Places: Lost on the way to the High Place
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  • By Djinn76 on January 2, 2005
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    Then that’s where it becomes messy! I’m still not too sure what you are supposed to do once you have climbed these stairs. Don’t trust the small little piles of stone you can see on the way! At the beginning I thought it was the local way to show which path to follow (a bit like the white and red painting tags along the GR paths in France), that could have been it but I suspect some tourist are also piling stones just for fun! In short they don’t lead anywhere. At some point I did regret not to have taken a guide. I can now understand why Petra remained undiscovered for so long!! After some time wandering around the mountains, I finally discovered the high place; it was on the mounts in front of me!!

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    High Places: On the way to the High Place
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  • By Djinn76 on January 2, 2005
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    Another classical excursion is the walk until the High Place. Once you have seen the Monastery, this would be the second walk to do. Not so easy to find, when you come from the Kazneh, the path start on your left, 200 meters before the theatre. The first part is quite easy : a very long stair you could even start to climb at noon! Indeed at this time of the day most part of the stairs is in the shadows…

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    High Places: High Place of Sacrifice
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  • By JohnniOmani on May 16, 2006
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    View from the High Place
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    The High Place of Sacrifice is a true highlight of Petra because it offers some fascinating history along with argueably the best views of the entire site. The place is reached by stairs (45 minutes) from off the street of facades. It not overly challenging but half the fun of getting up there is the trek. The view offers a great shot of the colonnaded street and the royal tombs.

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    High Places: The High Place of Sacrifice
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  • By TheWanderingCamel on August 5, 2005
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    If you want to detour away from the direct road down through the site (stairs are always alluring!) you will find that this particular climb is fairly straightforward, and you can marvel at the engineering abilities of the Nabateans who cut out the solid rock in several places to give easier access . It is unlikely that actual animal sacrifices were performed here - one can see the practical difficulty involved in bringing an animal to it! It has been suggested that human sacrifice was involved, but no evidence has ever been found of this practice in Petra.

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    High Places: You're a long way up!
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  • Updated By TheWanderingCamel on August 5, 2005
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    It takes about 30/40 minutes to come to the top here, and you have a wonderful view over the Petra Basin and the mountains beyond. You are about 200 meters above the road. Posted by Lulu

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    High Places: The High Place - Amazing Viewpoint
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  • By Djinn76 on January 2, 2005
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    A bit further you have an impressive view on the classical site of Petra. You can admire from the top the site going from the Qasr El Bint to the royal tombs

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    High Places: Royal Tombs
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  • Updated By kentishgirl on January 15, 2007
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    The Tombs at Petra are one of the highlights for sure! The colours of the the sandstone is amazing here, and as well as being incredibly interesting they offer a home away from the heat for a while! The climb up is nice, its not high but it might feel it in the heat! If you diddnt feel up to the short walk - get a donkey....or a camel.....or a ferrari!

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    High Places: High Place
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  • By Djinn76 on January 2, 2005
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    Now that it was in sight I managed to get there relatively quickly! The first things to see are several obelisks built for a Nabatanean Venus. Only a couple of meters high, they are not so impressive at first sight! However what is much more incredible is that they have indeed been carved out of the mountain!! The stone around them has been removed.

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    High Places: extraordinary views
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  • By salampeace on June 19, 2007
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    If you think that Petra is all about the Treasury and the Monastery you are selling yourself short. And that is no lie. There are so many other walks... so many other things to see. I haven't even begun to experience Petra.

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    High Places: Wadi Musa from the High Place of Sacrifice
  • By Sambawalk on December 11, 2004
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