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Wadi Rum

Mixed World Heritage property in Jordan, inscribed in 2011 under criteria (iii), (v), (vii).

Wadi Rum, Jordan
Photo: Raya Sharbain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Jordan
Year of inscription
2011
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiivvii
Area of property
74,180 ha
Location
Aqaba Governorate
What it is
wadi, protected area
Elevation
800 m
Official website
wadirum.jo/
Reference
WHC 1377 · Wikidata Q40729

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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