Bab al‑Siq Tombs – The Siq (Petra) loop from Petra

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Bab al‑Siq Tombs – The Siq (Petra) loop from Petra

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Bab al‑Siq Tombs – The Siq (Petra) loop from Petra

01:50

6.13km

180m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Hotel

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708 m

Bab al‑Siq Tombs

Highlight • Historical Site

Three massive blocks on the rock that gave entrance to the canyon

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757 m

The main entrance to ancient Petra is through the Siq, a narrow, 1.2 km long gorge in the sandstone formation. The riverbed of Wadi Musa once ran here; this can lead to seasonal flash flooding in winter, then as now. To contain the danger, the Nabataeans built a comprehensive water management system, which has been partially repaired in recent decades to minimize the risk of flash floods after heavy rain in the region.
In the last section of the gorge ‘Al-Khazneh’ (The Treasury) becomes visible. This is Petra's most famous attraction.
nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/the-siq-thaniya
cultech.net/flash-floods

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2.38 km

View of Petra

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Perfect place to take another snapshot of the city.

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3.06 km

Urn Tomb (Petra)

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the four famous Tombs of the Kings, located to the right of the main path.
The name derives from the vessel that crowns the pediment. It was probably around 70 AD. built. In front of him is a courtyard with columns on either side. There are three small tombs in the facade. The monument was used as a church from 446 AD.
Source: Flyer available on visitjordan. yeah

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4.12 km

Ancient Water Channel System in the Siq, Petra

Highlight • Monument

Left and right of the path through the Siq in the direction of the Treasury, the remains of water pipes that were once several kilometers long can be seen. They were developed together with the system of protection against spring tides and the paved road and in the last decades of the 1st century B.C. created.

A water channel covered with stone slabs ran in the rock face. In some places there were settling tanks to reduce the pressure and to precipitate lime and other substances carried in the water. You could drink from at least four fountains along the way.

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4.66 km

The Siq (Petra)

Highlight • Gorge

The main entrance to ancient Petra leads through the Siq, a narrow, 1.2-kilometer (745-mile) long gorge in the sandstone formation. The Wadi Musa riverbed once ran here; this can lead to seasonal flash floods in winter, both then and now. To mitigate this danger, the Nabataeans built a comprehensive water management system, which has been partially repaired in recent decades to minimize the risk of flash floods after heavy rains in the region.

In the final section of the gorge, 'Al-Khazneh' (The Treasury) becomes visible. This is Petra's most famous landmark.

nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/the-siq-thaniya

cultech.net/flash-floods

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4.96 km

View of Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) from the Siq

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The Siq is a more than 70 m deep gorge of 1.5 km in length in Jordan and at the same time the entrance to the rock city of Petra.

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5.11 km

The Siq, Petra

Highlight • Gorge

First you walk along a wide street before you get to the spectacular entrance to the rock city, the Siq.
This type of canyon takes you along a narrow path through meter-high rock faces in the direction of Petra. This walk alone is gigantic!

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6.13 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.54 km

298 m

147 m

Surfaces

5.54 km

298 m

294 m

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Weather

Wednesday 4 November

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Comments

February 8, 2023,Petra - Weltkulturerbe

Today we have reached the high point of our journey. Petra is arguably Jordan's most fascinating sight. The city was established by the Nabataean tribe more than 2000 years ago. Through the Siq, an approximately 1.5 km long gorge with rock walls up to 100 m high, one can reach the interior of the mountains.
This was compensation for the …

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April 10, 2023,Petra Jordanien

Petra is the city of the Nabataeans and means rock. They carved gigantic facades of their temples, treasury houses and tombs into the rock.

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December 5, 2023,Jordanien: In die Felsenstadt Petra

This hike - even if it was incomplete - was an absolute highlight. The rock city of Petra has been a world heritage site since 1985 and rightly so. Over 2,000 years ago, the Nabataeans, a previously nomadic people, did not build their city in the traditional sense, but carved it out of stone. The view when you step out …

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