Petra

Photographs of Petra, Jordan

The Khazneh
The Khazneh, seen from the Siq
The Khazneh
View of the Khazneh
The Khazneh
Façade of the Khazneh
Khazneh from above
Looking down on the Khazneh from the cliff wall opposite
Doorway and steps
Interior of the Khazneh
Rock tombs
Distant view of small tombs near the amphitheatre
The Amphitheatre
Roman amphitheatre at Petra
Qasr al-Bint Firaun
The Temple of Dushara, popularly known as the Castle of Pharaoh's Daughter
The High Place of Sacrifice
Ruined wall at the High Place of Sacrifice
View over Petra
Petra seen from the High Place of Sacrifice
Umm al-Biyara
View towards Umm al-Biyara from the High Place of Sacrifice
The Royal Tombs
The Royal Tombs seen from the High Place of Sacrifice
Royal Tombs
The Royal Tombs seen from Al-Habis
Urn Tomb
Façade of the Urn Tomb
The Palace Tomb
Façade of the Palace Tomb
Tomb of Sextius Florentinus
Tomb of a Roman governor of Petra
Garden Tomb
Façade of the Garden Tomb in Wadi Farasa
Stone stairs
Nabataean stairs on the path to El-Deir
Ad-Deir
Façade of Ad-Deir ("The Monastery")
Ad-Deir façade
Upper level of Ad-Deir from the side
Monumental urn
Monumental urn crowning Ad-Deir
Eye wall
A rock dwelling in Petra
Agama
Agamid lizard, possibly pale agama, on sandstone
Sinai agama
A male Sinai agama lizard basking
Detail of Khazneh
Upper level of the Khazneh
Through the Siq
Pillars of the Khazneh seen from the Siq

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Al-Siq, Jordan, Khazneh, Middle East, Petra, The Siq, The Treasury, buildings, tombs, Nabataean, Nabatean, ruins, doorways, steps, amphitheatres, Castle of Pharaoh's Daughter, Qasr al-Bint Firaun, Temple of Dushara, temples, High Place of Sacrifice, deserts, mountains, Mother of Cisterns, Umm al-Biyara, Royal Tombs, Corinthian Tomb, Palace Tomb, Silk Tomb, Urn Tomb, Tomb of Sextius Florentinus, Garden Tomb, Wadi Farasa, stairs, Ad-Deir, El-Deir, The Monastery, erosion, rocks, agamas, agamid lizards, animals, lizards, reptiles, sandstone, Pseudotrapelus sinaitus, Sinai agama