Jabel Khazali

The second stop on our Jeep safari was at Jabel Khazali Canyon, one of the most famous places in Wadi Rum. It is a long deep narrow fissure in the rock face, the inner walls of which are covered with mainly Nabatean inscriptions and petroglyph rock drawings. The carvings show camels, horses, mountain goats, people, pairs of feet, and spirits. Dating from 400 to 200 BC, they are surprisingly well preserved.

Sadly, today we witnessed a group of Lebanese tourists defacing the rocks with roughly written graffiti! They then proceeded to take selfies 🤳 with their handiwork! We wanted to say something to them but Sofyan warned us against it.Read more