Wadi Rum Protected Area
Also known as aire protégée du Wadi Rum, The Valley of the Moon, Wadi Ramm, Wadi Rum, zone protégée du Wadi Rum, وادي رم
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v), (vii).
Region
Arab States
Jordan
Inscribed
2011
Area
74,180 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Wadi Rum Protected Area is about 35 km east of Al Aqabah. The nearest other World Heritage site is Aqaba Marine Reserve, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Al Aqabah · about 95,000 peopleabout 35 km west
- Ma'an · about 50,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- At Tafilah · about 25,000 peopleabout 140 km north
- Tabuk · about 548,000 peopleabout 170 km south-east
- Al Karak · about 80,000 peopleabout 180 km north
- Beer Sheva · about 206,000 peopleabout 190 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JordanNatural46 km away
JordanCultural84 km away
EgyptCultural180 km away
IsraelCultural193 km away
PalestineCultural219 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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