Wadi Rum (Arabic: وادي رم) is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in south west Jordan. It is the largest wadi in Jordan.


History
It has been inhabited by many human cultures since prehistoric times with many cultures—including the Nabateans—leaving their mark in the form of rock paintings, graffiti and temples. Currently several Bedouin tribes inhabit the area.

Wadi Rum is probably best known to many people because of its connection with the British officer [T.E. Lawrence], who was based here during the Arab Revolt of 1917-18.


Tourism
The area is now also one of Jordan's important tourist destinations, and attracts an increasing number of foreign tourists. Popular activities in the desert environment include camping under the stars, the riding of Arab horses, hiking and rock-climbing amongst the massive rock formations.

The influx of tourists to this once isolated area has substantially increased the financial fortunes of the local bedouin, and it is not uncommon to see locals wielding mobile phones and driving expensive four-wheel drive vehicles.

Climbers are especially attracted to Wadi Rum because of its sheer granite and sandstone cliffs, while hikers enjoy its vast empty spaces.

The village of Wadi Rum consists of several hundred Bedouin inhabitants with their goat-hair tents and concrete houses, a school, a few shops and the headquarters of the Desert Patrol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Rum


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lovely place :)

Cool desert nature.

amazing!

awesome

WOW!!! that's gorgeous!!!

STUNNING! GORGEOUS!

thank you for the pics!!!!

Wow.. spectacular.. it looks like the lost world

umm... astonishing!

I wish someone would post the pics of the wadi rum campsite at night, Its unbeleivable how beautiful it is when they start lighting the rock formations at night, and because its so secluded from anywhere, its one of the few sites on earth where when at night instead of feeling your in the dark it actually feels like there is a huge glowing sphere on top of you, because you can alomst see ALL the stars on top of you.

Wow so informative and beautiful. The camping under the start seems so awesome.

The big rocks kind of remind me of the Ayres Rock in Australia.

*packs bags* Hiking and rock climbing and camping under the stars? Very beautiful place, would LOVE to go! Thanks for the nice post, these are the first pictures of Jordan I've seen (first thread about Jordan I've visited) and now I know why it's so popular :)

You should try Hot-air ballooning sports there. One of its most pleasurable forms is a flight over Wadi Rum in the Royal Jordanian air balloon


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You should try Hot-air ballooning sports there. One of its most pleasurable forms is a flight over Wadi Rum in the Royal Jordanian air balloon


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I have tried it once.. It is really nice

OMG ROYAL JORDANIAN <3
never in my life have i seen an airline with a nicer livery!

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