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The Wadi article has the Arabic spelling as وادي (wādī), while here, the Alif is not included. Is this correct or a mistake? Possibly it is a Fatha rather than an Alif? Sadly, my grasp on the Arabic language is not so good, so if someone knows, feel free to make the change! CoachMcGuirk 17:14, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also, anyone know what Rum means in Arabic? Curious of the etymology. Thanks! CoachMcGuirk 17:18, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is an alif in wadi, so I made the change. Thanks for catching it. As for the etymology, there doesn't seem to be a meaning behind the name. - Cybjorg 08:52, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If I remember right what my Jordanian friend told me, rum means red, transliterated something like "Red Valley"Gorovich 01:30, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My understanding is that 'Rum' is a proper name and doesn't have a meaning in modern Arabic. It may have had a meaning in archaic Arabic, Aramaic or some other old language. Ashmoo 02:35, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just returned from there - the Bedouin inhabitants call it the 'Moon Valley' and the 'Mountain Valley' in English, but I don't think either is a direct transliteration. Natgoo 10:38, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Advertising[edit]

I removed the link to www.equitour.co.uk and the pdf document. Whilst the Wadi Rum tour look interesting, unfortunately it's not compatible with wikipedia policy to allow these explicitly commercial links on this page. Nick Fraser 14:08, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Related, is the kind of promotion as in the “Scenery of Wadi Rum” box permitted (“More at…”)?--j9t (talk) 13:46, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Copied text[edit]

A lot of the text on this page seems to have been copied from this link. I rewrote some of it, and will try to take care of the rest, but anyone else who wants to take a stab at it is welcome. Tesseran 05:48, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

File:Seven Pillars 2008 e5.jpg to appear as POTD soon[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Seven Pillars 2008 e5.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on May 30, 2012. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2012-05-30. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! —howcheng {chat} 18:19, 28 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

The "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" rock formation in the Wadi Rum valley of Jordan. It is named after British Army officer T. E. Lawrence's autobiography of the same name, which details events that took place in the area during the Arab Revolt of 1916–18, although the rocks have nothing to do with the book itself. The area is now one of Jordan's important tourist destinations.Photo: Tomobe03

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