Wadi Rum Protected Area
World Heritage
Jordan
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The site covers 74,000 hectares and is listed as a mixed natural and cultural heritage site in southern Jordan, close to the border with Saudi Arabia. The site features a diverse desert landscape, including a series of narrow canyons, natural arches, towering cliffs, slopes, large landslides and caves. The rock paintings, inscriptions and archaeological remains at the site testify to 12,000 years of human habitation and interaction with the natural environment. The combination of 25,000 rock carvings and 20,000 inscriptions traces the evolution of human thought and the early development of the alphabet. The site shows the evolution of animal husbandry, agriculture and urban activities in the region.
# Rock paintings
# Mixed natural and cultural heritage
# Desert Landscape
# Inscription
# Human habitation
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