www.gulfnews.com Wadi Rum has become one of Jordan's most visited tourist destinations.
A valley that has dried up, it stretches over 720 square kilometres, with massive rock formations created over millennia.
There is a lot that you can do here - rent camels or horses for daylong safaris or go on treks and climbs.
There are also many camps around the site, which offer you the opportunity of sleeping under starry skies.
Wadi Rum is a protected area and there has been growing concern over safeguarding its fragile eco-system from the large number of off-road vehicles, littering and illegal hunting.
The site is remembered as the home of the British military officer T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia.
It was here in Wadi Rum that he based his operations during the First World War.
The remains of his house, which had been built from the ruins of an ancient Nabataean structure, is an interesting attraction for tourists.
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