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Beida means
white in Arabic, the area got this name from the white rock around
it, it is around 10 Km. to the north of Petra. Little Petra was
inhabited by the Nabataeans and has lots of tombs, water containers
and channels, it has a small path that leads to some of the inside
area, Siq al Bared, the scale of this area and the fact that it
is a continuation of Petra gave it the name of Little Petra.
Eentrance is
free of charge, and it closes at 5:00 p.m. In one of the houses
carved in the mountain their are the remains of a fresco, you can
still see the leaves and birds painted on plaster covering the cieling
of the room, the room is easy to find, its on the left side and
has cement stairs leading to it. A ten munites walk from the entrance,
between the fields that are still cultivated, is the Neolithic settlement
of Beida that is one of the first in human history, it has some
houses built from stone in a shape of a circle, before humans figured
out that a square house is more practical. Close to the area is
a Bedouin camp
with a small Bedouin museum.
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