"The hills on the right grew taller and sharper, a fair counterpart of the other side which straightened itself to one massive rampart of redness. They drew together until only two miles divided them: and then, towering gradually till their parallel parapets must have been a thousand feet above us, ran forward in an avenue for miles..." Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (AKA Lawrence of Arabia)

Wadi Rum known also as the Valley of the Moon, is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba; it is the largest valley in Jordan.

Wadi Rum has been inhabited since 4500 BC, with many cultures–including the Nabataeans–leaving their mark in the form of petroglyphs, inscriptions, and temple.

In the West, Wadi Rum may be best known for its connection with British officer T. E. Lawrence, who passed through several times from 1917–18.