Sela: An Edomite Rock Fortress in Photos

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Beside the village of Al-Sila near Tafila, Sela is an Edomite rock fortress reached by an ancient stairway. This album shows the gate and tower, the rock-cut rooms, the niches, the water system and the walls on the summit.

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37 photos of Sela

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The gate and tower of Sela, Sela, Jordan
01The gate and tower of Sela
The relief of the Babylonian king Nabonidus on the cliff, Sela, Jordan
The gate and tower of Sela, Sela, Jordan
03The gate and tower of Sela
The gate and tower of Sela, Sela, Jordan
04The gate and tower of Sela
The gate and tower of Sela, Sela, Jordan
05The gate and tower of Sela
The gate and tower of Sela, Sela, Jordan
06The gate and tower of Sela
The gate and tower of Sela, Sela, Jordan
07The gate and tower of Sela
The gate and tower of Sela, Sela, Jordan
08The gate and tower of Sela
The gate and tower of Sela, Sela, Jordan
09The gate and tower of Sela
A carved basin in the rock, Sela, Jordan
10A carved basin in the rock
A carved basin in the rock, Sela, Jordan
11A carved basin in the rock
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
12Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
13Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
14Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
15Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
16Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
17Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
18Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
19Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
20Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
21Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
22Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
23Rock-cut rooms on the summit
Rock-cut rooms on the summit, Sela, Jordan
24Rock-cut rooms on the summit
The Altar of Dushara, Sela, Jordan
25A rock-cut niche
The Altar of Dushara cut into the rock, Sela, Jordan
26A rock-cut niche
A rock-cut niche, Sela, Jordan
27A rock-cut niche
A rock-cut niche, Sela, Jordan
28A rock-cut niche
A cistern on the summit, Sela, Jordan
29A cistern on the summit
Sela
30A cistern on the summit
A cistern on the summit, Sela, Jordan
31A cistern on the summit
A cistern on the summit, Sela, Jordan
32A cistern on the summit
Sela
33The summit of Sela
The summit of Sela, Sela, Jordan
34The summit of Sela
The summit of Sela, Sela, Jordan
35The summit of Sela
The summit of Sela, Sela, Jordan
36The summit of Sela
The summit of Sela, Sela, Jordan
37The summit of Sela

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Site

Sela, Petra & the South

Region

Petra & the South

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Coordinates

30.7819° N, 35.5749° E

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