Along the Siq are some underground chambers, the function of which has not yet been clarified. The possibility that they were tombs has been excluded,
Along the Siq are some underground chambers, the function of which has not yet been clarified. The possibility that they were tombs has been excluded, and archaeologists find it difficult to believe that they were dwellings. The majority consensus is that they housed the guards that defended the main entrance to Petra Taken @Petra, Jordan
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