The Siq

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The Siq
(Chasm)

This is the entrance to the Siq, a 1.5 kilometer long chasm that leads to Petra. It served as entrance into the city and also to supply water via two systems. One cut into the rock-face on the south side and one made from earthenware pipes on the north side.

 

 
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