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 Siq by diageva
At the entrance you can find the rests of what was an arch. Holes in the walls to keep treasures, a dam next to the at the entrance, dug channels of water running parallel to the Siq, animals and men and woman figures indicating where animals must drink or where should people.
Try to find a moment to walk through this special place alone or with someone special. You will discover a different Siq.
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 Siq by zumodemango
Everytime goose pimples and emotion and motion and hapiness. Now, i have in my mind last time i saw tresoury for siq, last Friday 31th June. It's like going back and forward because i remember perfectly first time i saw the tresoury from teh Siq, the first days of November 1999. Leave a Comment
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 by TheWanderingCamel
The dam is just at the entrance to the Siq where the horses stop, and it is crossed by a bridge. A part of the dam is on the left of the photo. You can see the tunnel to the right; it is deceptive and further away than it looks and so it is much bigger. In fact from the floor to the roof it is about 8 meters high. The tunnel directs the water through a number of small valleys before it comes out in Petra not far from the Royal Tombs. Even with its height, it can still be blocked by fallen trees when there are floods.
The tunnel directs the water through a number of small valleys before it comes out in Petra in front of the Urn Tomb.
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 Entry to the Siq by TheWanderingCamel
It is lined with votive niches all the way; some of them have worn away.
At the entrance there are "watch points" on both the left and the right hand sides; it is quite easy to climb up, especially the left hand one. In several places steps were cut to help.
At the top there is a seat carefully placed in a hollowed out niche where there is always a breeze. You can often see the local men sitting there to cool down. It is even possible to be COLD up there, when it is sweltering on the ground.
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 The Siq. by morgr
The Siq is a narrow (roughly) 1km long walkway through a gorge with walls probably 100m tall on either side. As you walk towards Petra, on your left hand side you may notice a bit of a dug out in the rock. This was used as a water-chanel to transport water to Petra. At the end of the Siq you will get your first glance of the Treasury and the classic photo op seen on my Petra intro page.
Depending on what time you leave Petra (and what time of year you are visiting too I guess), it can be a bit of a challenge getting out through the Siq. If you think you may be leaving Petra after it's dark, as I did, bring a flashlight (torch) as there is no lighting whatsoever in the Siq and due to the tall walls, the moonlight does not get in too well. Also keep an ear out for horse hooves, every now and then they would come galloping by, and there being not much room in there, we kept having to stand close to the wall to allow it to pass. Leave a Comment
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 Truly awe-ful by TheWanderingCamel
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 Wadi Mousa seen from below by TheWanderingCamel
Petra is right at the bottom of a huge bowl in the hills; when you look up from the gate towards Wadi Mousa you can see that there are hills all around you.
Whenever it rains all the water runs down all the little valleys, and ends up down in the site of Petra. This was one reason for the siting of the city, but the water has to be controlled.
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 Djinn Blocks by Cristian_UluruLeave a Comment Directions: Just 400 metres far to the entrance to Petra.
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 Al-Siq by Cristian_UluruLeave a Comment
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 by Djinn76
Of course when the Romans besieged the city, this is the first thing they destroyed… Leave a Comment
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