WADI RUM — The 13th edition of the Wadi Rum Full Moon Desert Marathon took place in Wadi Rum with the participation of 285 runners from all over the world, according to organisers. The marathon, which ...

AMMAN — A group of 22 volunteers took it upon themselves to clean up one of Jordan’s most iconic locations: the Wadi Rum desert. Motivated by his love of environment and the Kingdom’s natural gems, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Humankind has left his mark on Jordan’s Wadi Rum since prehistoric times. The unique desert last year was granted UNESCO heritage status as a natural and cultural site - and is now paying the price.

“Vast, echoing and God-like.” That is how T.E. Lawrence, the British archaeologist and army officer who inspired the 1962 film “Lawrence of Arabia,” described Wadi Rum. As you approach the wind-swept ...

“Vast, echoing and God-like.” That is how T.E. Lawrence, the British archaeologist and army officer who inspired the 1962 film “Lawrence of Arabia,” described Wadi Rum. As you approach the wind-swept ...