Part Three

Temenos Gateway

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Temenos Gateway

Closer photo.

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Artifacts

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Qasr al-Bint Temple

Believed to have been built in the 1st century BCE, it likely served as a major Nabataean temple, possibly dedicated to the chief god Dushara.

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Qasr al-Bint Temple

Priests only in the interior.

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Qasr al-Bint Temple

Seen from the Great Temple.

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Great Temple

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Great Temple

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Great Temple

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Great Temple

This sandstone column has broken down into the layers of stone.

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Great Temple

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Tombs

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