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 The Saudi desert from the
summit of Um Adaami by TheWanderingCamel
A drive through the desert some 40kms to the south to Jebel Um Adaami followed by a guided hike to the top which will usually take about 2 1/2 hours.
This is a magnificent drive going through the far valleys of Wadi Rum and crossing the beautiful and lonely Wadi Saabit.
The path to the summit of this mountain is clearly marked and needs no rope. It is no more than hill walking, and you are rewarded by the panoramic view over Saudi Arabia to the south and Wadi Rum to the north.
Not many guides in Wadi Rum will take you here - it's really a long way south!
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 by TheWanderingCamel
They should look further south in Wadi Saabit, 30 kms from Rum Village. There are a couple of tiny valleys where you can find the original Thamudic inscriptions - and many of them.
One valley has the walls practically covered with inscriptions, from 20 meters up to close to the ground. Probably not one tourist in ten thousand sees them.
Posted by Lulu
This valley is fairly easy of access - if you know where it is, which many of the Bedouin in Wadi Rum do not. Try one of the offered excursions "Um Adaami to Aqaba" and ask to be taken into this valley. Leave a Comment
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 by TheWanderingCamel
In Wadi Salaada, 50 kms or more from Rum Village, there are numerous small (or large) valleys running into the mountains that border Saudi Arabia.
One of them leads to a pass through the mountains - the route is blocked now for anything much larger than a camel or a bicycle. But there is a stone right on the border showing the way through.
The photo shows the stones placed to block the road - and also the stone with the ancient drawing of hands urging you on to Mecca.
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 by TheWanderingCamel
This valley is hidden in a cleft of the mountain, close to Wadi Nogra and on the northern edge of Wadi Saabit. Even when you are only a few meters away, you don't realise that it is there.
The valley is perhaps 50 meters long, delightful, cool and green, and the many inscriptions there show that ancient people knew and used it. There is a place where water collects when it runs off the mountains, and the many carvings of ibex show how the people lived by hunting.
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Here is the stone again in close up with the friend who drove me here very kindly showing the scale. Leave a Comment
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Create your own wallpaper for your PC desktop or your web page by snapping photos of the jebels that look like melted wax up close.
Other ideas: Jeep Tracks, Sand Dune, Nabatean Wall Inscriptions.
Tip: go for the lighter colors.
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I always look for a trip "off the beaten path", for myself it's the best way to travel. But don't hesitate to do it. No hotel, no accomodations, no comfort try to live like people in this area have to live some times open the eyes (I hope my eyes havent been totaly colesd during my travels, but i have so much to learn). I coulnd't describe my feelings during those trips, i hope my pictures will tell it. Leave a Comment
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