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The rock-cut tombs of Hegra’s Jabal al-Ahmar necropolis Photo: Following Hadrian , CC BY-SA 2.0 Qasr al-Farid, Hegra (Madain Salih), 1st cent. AD, Saudi Arabia Photo: Prof. Mortel , CC BY 2.0 The desert landscape around Hegra Photo: Prof. Mortel , CC BY 2.0 Ancient inscriptions at Jabal Ithlib in Hegra Photo: Prof. Mortel , CC BY 2.0 The Diwan was a triclinium (dining room with benches around three sides) measuring 12 by 10 metres Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany , CC BY-SA 2.0 The narrow Siq passage at Jabal Ithlib in Hegra Photo: Prof. Mortel , CC BY 2.0 Rock formations in the landscape of Hegra Photo: Prof. Mortel , CC BY 2.0 The Diwan and Siq at Jabal Ithlib in Hegra Photo: Prof. Mortel , CC BY 2.0 Sacred betyl stones in a niche at Hegra’s Siq Photo: Prof. Mortel , CC BY 2.0 Qasr al-Bint, Hegra (Madain Salih), Saudi Arabia, 1st cent. AD Photo: Prof. Mortel , CC BY 2.0 Make this place part of your story. An exceptional candidate for a My Top 100, especially for those interested in desert architecture and the wider civilisation associated with Petra.
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