Wadi Rum (Arabic: وادي رمWādī Ramm, also Wādī al-Ramm), known also as the Valley of the Moon (Arabic: وادي القمرWādī al-Qamar), is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia and about 60 km (37 mi) to the east of the city of Aqaba. With an area of 720 km2 (280 sq mi) it is the largest wadi (river valley) in Jordan.[1]
Several prehistoric civilizations left petroglyphs, rock inscriptions and ruins in Wadi Rum. Today it is a tourist attraction, offering guided tours, hiking and rock climbing. The Wadi Rum Protected Area has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2011.[2][3]
^Mannheim, Ivan (1 December 2000). Jordan Handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-900949-69-9. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
^"World Heritage Committee inscribes five new sites in Colombia, Sudan, Jordan, Italy and Germany". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^"Wadi Rum Protected Area". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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