Length1,200 m
1,200Belt lengths
50.5Tennis court lengths
123Squash court lengths
Entrance to the Treasury
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
The Siq at Petra
The narrow gorge entrance to the ancient Nabataean city/World Landmarks
The Siq is the main entrance to the ancient Nabataean city of Petra in Jordan, a narrow gorge 1.2 km long with walls rising up to 80 m high on either side. At its narrowest, the Siq is only 3 m wide. The gorge was formed by tectonic forces splitting the sandstone mountain, not by water erosion. Walking through the Siq with its towering multicolored sandstone walls is one of archaeology's most dramatic experiences, culminating in the first glimpse of Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) framed between the canyon walls.
Measurements
Maximum wall height80 m
18.4 quintillionthsCarina Nebula widths
1.1 millionHuman hair widths
24.2Hammock lengths
Towering sandstone walls
Narrowest width3 m
44.8Tennis ball diameters
9.1 tenthsAfrican elephant heights
6.7 millionthsGrand Canyon lengths
At the tightest point
Average width5 m
16,667Grains of salt
2.81Samsung refrigerators
Typical passage width
Treasury facade height39.1 m
976 billionthsEarth circumferences
32.6Coffee table lengths
280 billionthsJupiter diameters
Al-Khazneh at the end of the Siq
Treasury facade width25.3 m
4.22Ice cream truck lengths
1.26Cricket pitches
Carved directly from rock face