Wadi Rum Desert

Wadi Rum Desert
JORDAN
Wadi Rum is a desert valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southwest Jordan, full of large and imposing rock formations, all tinted slightly pink. It is the largest valley in Jordan. In the West, Wadi Rum may be best known for its connection with British officer T. E. Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia, who based his operations in Wadi Rum during the Arab Revolt of 1917–18. One of the more impressive rock formations in Wadi Rum was named The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by Lawrence.