Wadi Rum Nature Reserve

Wadi Rum Nature Reserve

Wadi Rum (or Valley of the Moon) is a protected area covering 720 square kilometres of desert wilderness in southern Jordan. It is characterised by wide sandy valleys that mediate huge mountains of sandstone and granite reaching a height of 1700 metres and more. Many of them hide ancient rock drawings excavated by desert peoples over thousands of years.dramatic sandstone mountains like the many-domed Jebel Um Ishrin, and natural arches such as Burdah Rock Bridge. Many prehistoric inscriptions and carvings line rocky caverns and steep chasms, such as Khazali Canyon. The natural watering hole of Lawrence’s Spring is named after British soldier Lawrence of Arabia, who allegedly washed there.

Umm Ar-Rasas

Umm Ar-Rasas

Umm ar-Rasas ancient name: Kastron Mefa'a, is located 30 km southeast of Madaba in the Amman Governorate in central Jordan, and is situated in the semi-arid steppe region of the Jordanian Desert. This rectangular walled city, located southeast of Madaba, lays in ruins, but several buildings in its eastern part, including churches, a courtyard with a well, staircases and beautifully curved stone arches have been excavated and restored. Recent excavations here have uncovered some of the finest Byzantine church mosaics in the Middle East.

Al-Maghtas

Al-Maghtas (Baptism Site)

Baptism site officially known as the "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" baptism site, is a World Heritage archaeological site in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, considered the original site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and has been venerated as such since at least the Byzantine era.It houses Roman and Byzantine ruins including churches and chapels, a monastery, caves used by hermits, and pools where baptisms were celebrated, which indicates the religious character of the place. The site is a Christian pilgrimage site.

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