The Jordanian Ministry of Religious Affairs announced on Friday that the Tomb of Aharon the Cohen, which is located in Petra, will be reopened, Yediot Aharonot reported.

Jordan’s Minister of Religion, Abed al Nasr abu Bassel, last week announced that the site would be closed to tourists.

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