- Little Petra (Arabic: البتراء الصغيرة, al-batrā aṣ-ṣaġïra), also known as Siq al-Barid (Arabic: سيق البريد, literally "the cold canyon"...
- Loaded with History and stories, the stones of the Little Petra site are adorned with red, orange, yellow, grey and purple veins...
- The route to Little Petra follows the road north from the Mövenpick hotel.
- Some Little Petra tours focus exclusively on the Nabatean ruins around Siq al-Barid, while others also take in the neolithic village of Al-Beidha and geological features.
- If you have your own car, Little Petra is easily accessible from the town of Wadi Musa (where you’ll spend the night when visiting Petra).
- Within Little Petra is a room dug into the mountainside in true Petra-style commonly referred to as The Painted House.
- Unlike Petra, Al Beidha (Little Petra) sees far fewer tourists making it a more peaceful atmosphere compared to other popular landmarks in Jordan.
- The road from Petra to Little Petra is also worth stopping on for the stunning view.
- The Arabic name of Little Petra is Siq al-Barid, which literally means a cold canyon.
- Like its big sister, Little Petra was abandoned after the decline of the Nabataeans, and used only as a camp by Bedouin nomads until its excavation in the...
