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  • Walking through Al Siq (The Shaft), the eastern entrance to Petra
  • Petra was unknown to the western world until 1812.
  • The Treasury is carved out of solid rock and stands over 40 meters (130 feet) high.
  • The city of Petra was carved out over 2,000 years ago by the Nabataens.
  • The Treasury of Petra was not really a treasury. But Bedouin's believed that pirates hid ancient pharoanic treasures in the tholos (giant stone urn) in the center of the second level. To release the treasure, they periodically fired guns at it — you can still see the bullet holes.
  • The ancient city of Petra, Jordan
  • Street in Petra, Jordan
  • Camel guide in front of the Treasury, Petra, Jordan
  • Near Petra, Jordan

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Petra

Album Description:

Photographs from Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Jordan
Jordan
Location:
Petra
Date:
June 2007
Grants Awarded:
Petra National Trust ($200,000)
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