Wadi Rum is in Jordan, in Aqaba Governorate. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Jordan
City or region
Aqaba Governorate
Coordinates
29.5765 N, 35.4199 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
60
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Al Khazneh
Jordan
83.0
Petra
Jordan
83.7
Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
Israel
184.3
Masada
Israel
193.5
Tel Be'er Sheva
Israel
193.6
The closest neighbor is Al Khazneh, 83.0 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Wadi Rum
English
Wadi Rum
Español
Uadi Rum
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 29.5765 N, 35.4199 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Wadi Rum: 60 sitelinks; closest neighbor Al Khazneh at 83.0 km