Wadi Rum
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Wadi Rum is a vast desert valley in southern Jordan known for its dramatic sandstone mountains, red sand dunes, and use as a filming location for Mars-like landscapes.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wadi Rum Protected Area | 1 |
| Wadi Rum village | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert valley
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | T. E. Lawrence ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| distanceToAqaba | approximately 60 kilometers ⓘ |
| distanceToPetra | approximately 100 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasAccommodationType |
Bedouin desert camp
ⓘ
wild camping ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
camel trekking
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ jeep tours ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ stargazing ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Valley of the Moon ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature | inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod |
Nabataean kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Nabataean period
prehistoric ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| hasHighestPeak | Jabal Umm ad Dami ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPeople | Bedouin ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
desert valleys
ⓘ
granite mountains ⓘ narrow canyons ⓘ red sand dunes ⓘ rock arches ⓘ rock bridges ⓘ sandstone mountains ⓘ |
| hasNotablePeak | Jabal Rum ⓘ |
| hasNotableRockFormation |
Burdah Rock Bridge
ⓘ
Seven Pillars of Wisdom ⓘ Um Fruth Rock Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockArt | petroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Wadi Rum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wadi Rum village
|
| hasTourismDesignation |
Wadi Rum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wadi Rum Protected Area
|
| knownFor |
Bedouin culture
ⓘ
Mars-like landscapes ⓘ adventure tourism ⓘ dramatic desert scenery ⓘ film location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aqaba Governorate
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
southern Jordan
|
| nearestCity | Aqaba ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabian Desert ⓘ |
| traditionalInhabitants | Zalabia Bedouin ⓘ |
| typicalSummerDayTemperature | over 30 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| typicalWinterNightTemperature | near or below 0 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCountry | Jordan ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageType | mixed natural and cultural site ⓘ |
| usedAsFilmLocationFor |
Dune (2021 film)
ⓘ
Lawrence of Arabia ⓘ Red Planet ⓘ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story NERFINISHED ⓘ The Martian ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wadi Rum village
this entity surface form:
Wadi Rum Protected Area