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Siq

Main entrance to city of Petra

Photo: David Bjorgen · Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped & Resized

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The Siq is the main entrance to the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in southern Jordan. Also known as Siqit, it is a dim, narrow gorge and winds its way approximately 1.2 kilometres and ends at Petra's most elaborate ruin, Al-Khazneh. A wide valley outside leading to the Siq is known as the Bab as-Sīq.

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Image: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0