The Siq pictures from middle east photos on webshots

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Uploaded by: ykarelic4

In album: Petra - The Rose-Red City

In Webshots channel: travel
Tags: Petra, Jordan, Nabataean, see more...
Date uploaded: Dec 16, 2007

Entrance to the city is through the Siq (translated: the shaft), a narrow gorge (in some points no more than 3 meters wide), over 1 kilometer in length. The Siq is a natural geological fault produced by tectonic forces and worn smooth by water erosion. The walls that enclose the Siq stand between 80-180 meters in height.

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Uploaded:: Dec 16, 2007
Taken on:: Dec 6, 2007

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Make:: Canon
Model:: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
F stop:: F/2.7
Exposure:: 1/60 sec.
Focal length:: 6.0 mm
Metering mode:: pattern (5)
Dimensions:: 1200x1600
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14 comments

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Heaven help you if you have something more than 3 meters wide to get through here. Very unusual and beautiful though.

said anonneymouse1 2008.02.15 at 15:41:15 PST
Amazing and to think that you must enter here!

said dianeaub 2008.01.14 at 15:14:24 PST
I do so love the mystery this capture conveys, it is wonderful Yair!

said lynne294 2008.01.13 at 00:38:13 PST
very nice shot

said busterrr19_ 2008.01.05 at 14:06:46 PST
Beautiful and very informative.

said zanegol04 2008.01.05 at 12:06:24 PST
Stunning!

said adrisimari 2008.01.04 at 05:57:18 PST
Fantastic! It's almost magic, it's like I'm travelling back in time...Really gorgious!

said flower11rose 2008.01.03 at 03:40:54 PST
what a wonderful protective entrance ...this is a gorgeous shot ... dom da dom dom ... what's around that corner?

said mabelscritterart 2008.01.02 at 11:25:45 PST
Cat expressed my sentiments exactly.

said albertsville 2008.01.02 at 07:31:14 PST
Very intriguing place! The entrance is as mysterious as the place itself!

said bcw1_ 2008.01.02 at 06:54:46 PST
A familiar place quite often seen on the NGC or Discovery Channel.

said csfoto 2008.01.02 at 06:27:42 PST
I can only imagine what is beyond that turn. Great misterious shot! Makes you want to see more.

said catmonster1969 2008.01.02 at 04:06:09 PST
W O N D E R F U L - No more words needed.

said ranyaari100 2008.01.02 at 02:19:04 PST
a very interesting entrance...I wonder how much is covered and if at places you can see the skies...I assume so, since it seems to be a lot of light

said enemaria100 2007.12.31 at 10:26:24 PST