Wadi Rum
The 883rd longest river in the world
Wadi Rum (Arabic: Wādī Ramm, also Wādī al-Ramm, known also as the Valley of the Moon or Red mountains (Wādī al-Qamar), is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia and about 60 km (37 mi) to the east of the city of Aqaba. With an area of 720 km2 (280 mi2) it is the largest wadi (river valley) in Jordan. Several prehistoric civilizations left petroglyphs, rock inscriptions and ruins in Wadi Rum. Today it is a tourist attraction, offering guided tours, hiking and rock climbing. The Wadi Rum Protected Area has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2011.
Flows through: Jordan.
River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.