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The rose-red city carved into desert cliffs by Arabia's master traders

The Siq (Arabic: السيق‎, transliterated The Siq, transcribed as-Sīq, literally ‘the Shaft’) is the main entrance to the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan. The dim, narrow gorge (in some points
The Siq (Arabic: السيق‎, transliterated The Siq, transcribed as-Sīq, literally ‘the Shaft’) is the main entrance to the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan. The dim, narrow gorge (in some… © Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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