There are 26 Djinn Tombs in Petra. They are tower tombs and may have been the symbols for God Dushara who in the early Nabataean times was represented by a block of stone. Although they stand one above the other, they were built in different times. The tomb may have been built for Malichus II and his children between AD 44-70.
Djinn Blocks
The Obelisk Tomb and below it is the Bab el-Siq Triclinium
We had travelled along this route on horseback in the morning. Now, we had to walk all the way back to the ticketing office. It was a very long and tiring walk!
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