PETRA

 

Arriving at Petra

 

Walk In

 

The Siq

 

The Small Siq

 

Treasury

 

Street of Facades

 

 Water Works

 

The Theater

 

The Royal Tombs

 

 High Place

 

Colonnade Street

 

Great Temple

 

Temple of Al Uzza

 

Temple of Dushares

 

Museum 

 

Dier 

 

Habis

 

 Biera

 

City of Board Games

 

Snake Monumnet

 

Sabara Suburb

 

City Walls/Map

 

Al Beidha

 

Churches

 

Kubtha High Place

 

Wadi Nmeir 

 

Small Delights

 

The Bedul

 

Petra Today 

 

Petra Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Um el Beira (Biyara) is the great flat topped mountain in the back of Petra. It is possible to climb this mountain if you are good at hiking. Along the left side of the mountain is a processional way and stairs, but they are in a very ruinous state. The picture below shows the smaller Jebal Habis mountain in front of Um al Beira.

Um al Beira (Mother of Cisterns) receives it name from a series of water cisterns that are found on the top of the mountain. The last pictures we took of the cisterns was in 1983, and we haven't been on top of this mountain since. Hopefully a Nabataea.Net reader can provide us with up to date photos.

	There are ruins of a small Edomite village on top of Um al Biera. It was once thought that this mountain was ancient Sela, but excavations have proven that this is not the case, and Sela has now been located close to Al Busheira, farther north of Petra.
	Sitting on the top of the mountain, with our feet in one of the cisterns. Note the water channels on the right of the picture.
	There is a great view of Petra from up here. This is a good time to rest and study the surrounding hills and mountains.