It is believed that it was a base for nomadic Bedouins and caravans on the ancient trade route between Saudi Arabia and Petra ...

Wadi Rum, also known as the Valley of the Moon, is the most surreal desert scenery in Jordan with its massive sandstone cliffs, vast red dunes, and ravines. Off the daytime appeal of the area as a ...

Thousands of years ago, Jordan was the center of the King’s Highway, the historic Iron Age trade route stretching from Egypt to Damascus. During the first centuries B.C., Nabatean merchants seized ...

01 May 2008 AMMAN - The Arabian oryx is expected back in its natural habitat in Wadi Rum next year, thanks to a pioneering project to reintroduce the internationally endangered species to be again ...

A year after my first climbing trip to Jordan, this spring I returned to the magical Wadi Rum desert, also known as "The Valley of the Moon". This time I travelled with Manrico Dell'Agnola (CAAI).

It traces the stunning, extraterrestrial landscape featured in films like Star Wars and Dune, while helping to preserve traditional Bedouin culture. My Bedouin guide Abdallah led the way up and into ...

Reason for Designation: Jordan’s red-rock wilderness is an extraordinary patch of desert biome. Stone Age petroglyphs and a continuing nomadic presence offer a rare window into humanity’s earliest ...