Siq

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The Treasury, as seen from al-Siq, right before the passage ends.
The Treasury, as seen from al-Siq, right before the passage ends.
Running camels in a wider section of al Siq.
Running camels in a wider section of al Siq.

al-Siq (Arabic: السيق) (translated: the shaft) is the entrance to the ancient city of Petra in south Jordan. It is a dark and narrow gorge (in places only 3-4 metres wide) that leads to the inside of Petra. It is a natural geological feature formed from a deep split in the sandstone rocks, and not by erosion, and serving as a waterway flowing into Wadi Musa. At the end of the narrow gorge stands Petra's most elaborate ruin, Al Khazneh (The Treasury) (الخزنة) hewn directly out of the sandstone cliff.

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