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.
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