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Bookmark or Share- Trail to Ad Deir (Monastery), Petra. Art Destination JordanAd Deir (the Monastery) is one of the most fascinating landmarks of Petra. The mountain plateau, dominated by the monumental rock façade, can be reached from the ancient city center on an old processional path.
- al-Deir Monastery (Petra) - Madain Project (en)Ad Deir (الدير), also known as el Deir, is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. In biblical times Petra was a city of the Edomites, whose ancestor Esau settled there after he was tricked out of his rightful inheritance by his twin brother Jacob.
- Ancient City of Petra Built to Align With the Sun - National GeographicThe sun hits a monument known as Ad Deir, or the Monastery, in Petra, Jordan, during the winter solstice in 2007. The Nabatean culture erected the city to highlight solstices, equinoxes.
- The Temple of Hatshepsut - World History EncyclopediaAmong these, the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut (1479-1458 BCE) at Deir el-Bahri stands out as one of the most impressive.
- Ed-Deir, Petra - WikipediaEd-Deir (Arabic: الدير, lit. ' The Monastery '), also spelled el-Deir and ad-Deir/ad-Dayr, is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan. [1] The Deir was probably carved in the mid-first century AD. [2]
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