Wadi Rum is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in south west Jordan. It is the largest Wadi in Jordan. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 406 KB)PD-self File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 406 KB)PD-self File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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. Petra, the Nabataean capital The Nabataeans, a people of ancient Arabia, whose settlements in the time of Josephus gave the name of Nabatene to the border-land between Syria and Arabia from the Euphrates to the Red Sea. ... Bedouin resting at Mount Sinai Bedouin, derived from the Arabic badawi بدوي, a generic name for a desert-dweller, is a term generally applied to Arab nomadic groups, who are found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and...
Wadi Rum is probably best known to Europeans because of its connection with the British officer T.E. Lawrence, who was based here during the Arab Revolt of 1917-18. Thomas Edward Lawrence (August 16, 1888 – May 19, 1935), also known as Lawrence of Arabia, and (apparently, among his Arab allies) Aurens or El Aurens, became famous for his role as a British liaison officer during the Arab Revolt of 1916–1918. ... The Arab Revolt (1916–1918) was initiated by Sherif Hussein ibn Ali with the aim of securing independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks and creating a single unified Arab state spanning from Aleppo in Syria to Yemen. ...
WadiRum (Arabic: وادي رم) is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in south west Jordan.
WadiRum 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.
WadiRum was used for the film Red Planet as the surface of Mars.
In fact, WadiRum was the headquarters of Prince Faisal bin Hussein and T.E. Lawrence during World War I, to support the Arab revolt against Turkish Ottoman rule, and Lawrence became a legendary figure for his key role in the fight for the Arab cause.
WadiRum is a protective environment and rare species of animals and plants can be found, including the unique Ibex, mountain goat, as well as the Sand Cat – a close relative of the domestic cat.
WadiRum is also home to the Camel Spider – feared by the local Bedouin for the harm it can do to camels, but harmless to Man. The area is also a birdwatcher’s haven, with vultures, buzzards, and eagles to be seen in a fantastic setting.
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