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Frankincense and Myrrh

1 Qasr al-Bint 2 Ad-Deir 3 Obelisk tomb
The ‘Palace of the Pharaoh’s Daughter’ is thought to have Petra’s largest monument, the ‘Monastery’ sits on a high Named for the four obelisks that dominate its façade, the
served as the city’s main temple. Worship of Nabataean deities plateau of Jebel ad-Deir. It’s thought to have served as a Obelisk tomb sits above the façade of the Bab el Siq Triclinium
Dushara and al-Uzza is thought to have been centred here. temple-cenotaph commemorating King Obodas I. (a banqueting hall), which is believed to have been carved later.

2 The wonders of Petra

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4 The theatre 5 Al-Khazneh 6 Urn tomb
The theatre exactly follows Roman design rules but with the Archaeologists theorise that this was the mortuary temple of The multi-level Urn Tomb is the first of five façades (known
Nabataean architectural twist of the entire structure being either King Aretas III or Aretas IV, built as a place to worship the together as the Royal Tombs) that loom over Petra’s
hollowed out from a sheer rock face. sovereign as well as being his burial place. colonnaded street from a ledge cut into Jebel al-Khubta.

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