The valley basin of Petra
The Bab as-Siq is more than just a "gate to the Siq", the deep rocky gorge through which one walks into the valley of Petra
A large monolithic block tomb. Native Bedouins tell that these tombs were dwellings of djinn (ghosts) or cisterns (as-Sahrij)
Obelisk tomb and inscription
Entrance of the Siq (Arabic as-Sīq = the shaft)
View of the Siq
Shrine in a rock block
Water channel
Passageway of the Siq
An aedicula: a small shrine with a representation of a saint, framed by architectural elements that resemble a temple front
