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The siq is the name given to the long (1. 2km) narrow winding crevasse through the rocks which opens out to the spectacular Treasury - the most famous of
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At the opening of the siq, we paused to look at the dam and the tunnel for run-off built by the Nabateans … and recently rebuilt by the government of Jordan after a flashflood killed eight French tourists.
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The siq, at the end, narrows dramatically, and, through a break in the curved walls, we glimpse the façade of the Treasury.
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Heading downhill, the walls closed around us, and we were in the siq.
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Heading downhill, the walls closed around us, and we were in the siq.
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The siq, at the end, narrows dramatically, and, through a break in the curved walls, we glimpse the façade of the Treasury.
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Emerging from the relative darkness of the siq, the Treasury sits basking in the early morning sunlight, an enormous tomb carved into the sandstone rock, and so named because locals falsely believed that an Egyptian pharaoh had hidden his treasures inside.
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At the opening of the siq, we paused to look at the dam and the tunnel for run-off built by the Nabateans … and recently rebuilt by the government of Jordan after a flashflood killed eight French tourists.
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However i do agree with siq, that this is an unconfirmed report, speculation at best.
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At first, we were alone in the siq, but a very noisy group of Portuguese (?) tourists caught up to us - they were yelling and shouting at each other constantly, and completely ignoring their guide.
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