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Off The Beaten Path: Sacred Vestibule
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  • Just in front of Al-Khazneh, on the way to go to the Street of Facades, there is this sacred vestibule, that is probably connect to the rites celebrated to Al-Khazneh.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Moghar al Nassara
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  • These tombs are very difficult to reach and no many tourists go there because they are nothing of specials. But if you have time you can go there and do nice walk ;)

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    Off The Beaten Path: Panorama over Petra
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  • If you have time (about 3 hours) I suggest to you to visit Al-Beid, also call Little Petra. On the road towards the city, there is a wonderful panorama on Petra. You can see all the Wado Mousa, The Bizantyne Church, the Great Temple and also some tombs. From here you can see all the maestosity of this fantastic town hidden inside the mountain.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Panorama over Petra
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  • Petra - Moghar al Nassara and in the background there is
  • Moghar al Nassara and in the
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  • From the road that go to Al-Beid you can see a wonderful panorma over Petra. From the picture on the left you can see some Tombs (Moghar al Nassara) and in the background there is the Great Temple and the Byzantine Church. A great view!!!!

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    Off The Beaten Path: Strange rocky formations
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  • On the road towards Little Petra you can see on your left some impressing rocky formations with nice colors and shape :)

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    Off The Beaten Path: The Haron's Tomb
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  • On the Gebel Harun (1396 metres) there is a small Muslim Sanctuary that it was build over a tomb. Archeologists think that this is the Tomb of Haron, brother of Moses. It's very difficult to see and you can see it onlu with a good zoom.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Al-Beid
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  • Petra - Little Petra: the temple
  • Little Petra: the temple
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  • After 15 minutes by car you arrive to Little Petra. The first thing that you see is a Siq long 400 metres. Just few metres before the entrance there is this nice small temple caved with the typical Nabataean style.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Al-Beid: The Siq
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  • Little Petra is different from Petra. It's buld along a Siq long 400 metres. Along its you can find a temple and also a lot of houses. It's very difficult that you find many people there, beduins are very friendly and the place is fantastic!!!!

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    Off The Beaten Path: Al-Beid: Triclinium
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  • When you pass the door of entrance you see on your left this nice monuments. It's a temple, with again a lot of mistery to discover, and under its there are four triclinium that Nabateans used as dining room. Very nice monuments with very strange colours.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Al-Beid: Dining room or bedrooms?
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  • Following to walk along the siq there are three big hole in the rock. They probably are dining room but also bedrooms as you can see from the signs over the wall. Inside these big rooms there is also a well where Nabatean collected water. Inside of them, over the roof there are some paints.

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    Comments for Cristian_Uluru about Petra
    nora_south_africa Mon Apr 28, 2008 18:07 UTC
     wonderful Petra page and tips!!
    oriettaIT Tue Mar 25, 2008 19:57 UTC
     Petra is a place that always fashinate me, thanks for sharing this great photos.
    rebibi Tue Mar 4, 2008 22:16 UTC
     Thank you for sharing this fantastic virtual tour. Petra is a "must" on our upcoming trip. Like especially your intro-picture!
    volopolo Sat Feb 16, 2008 19:32 UTC
     Great picture!! Nikos
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