Petra contains some 800 carved tombs of the Nabatean civilisation.
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The Kazneh (below) is the most famous tomb, featured in 1989's Spielberg blockbuster "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
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The monastery, the largest tomb facade in Petra
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All images courtesy of the brilliant photographer flickr member templar1307!
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