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Welcome To Jordan Tour
DESTINATIONS
WADI MUSA PETRA
 The_MonasterySecondary Castle in the higher Mountains |  IMG_1135sm |  Jordan-Petra-Tomp-TourHousing of Ancient Tombs |
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 Petra-JordanAmazing Rock Allegorical |  Petra-Jordan-21in-between the Mountains |  Petra-JordanInside View |
 tomb-of-urn-Petra-jordancolorful inside Tomb of Castle Petra |  Petra-JordanMain Entrances |
 Large Tomb Bab Al Siq |  Bab Al Siq |
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Bab Al Siq
‘Bab Al Siq’ is Arabic for gateway to the ‘siq’. Here you will see three massive Djinn blocks, which are squared monuments carved out of the rock. You will then come across the Obelisk Tomb, which was carved by the Nabataeans in the 1st century AD. Above the tomb are four pyramids (‘nafesh’) as well as a niche with a statue in bas-relief that is a symbolic representation of the five people buried there. Below it is the Triclinium, which was a banqueting hall. In the opposing cliff face there is a double inscription in Nabataean and Greek that refers to a burial monument
An inscription written by “Abdomanchos”, indicates that the tomb was to be used for himself and his family, probably in the reign of Malichus II (40- 70 AD)
 Petra Monastery 2 |  Petra Monastery |  Petra Monastery 3 |
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The Monastery
It is one of the largest monuments in Petra, measuring 47m wide by 48.3m high. It was built on the model of the Khazna but here the bas- reliefs are replaced by niches to house sculptures. A columned portico extends of the façade; the interior is occupied by two side benches and altar against the rear wall. It was used as a biclinium for the meetings of religious associations. And dates to the early 2ndcentury AD, during the reign of King Rabel II. In the hall was reused as a Christian chapel and crosses were carved in the rear wall thus the name “Monastery” (Dayr in Arabic).
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