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SECTION
(1): SITE DESCRIPTION
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Site Name: Wadi
Rum Protected Area
Site Status: Special Regulations Area
District:
Aqaba Governate / Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA).
Management
Authority: Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA).
Area: 720 km2
Contacts:
E mail: rum@nets.org.jo
Website: www.rum.com.jo
E mail: aseza@nic.net.jo
Website: www.aqabazone.com.jo
E mail:
mota@tourism.gov.jo
Website: www.mota.gov.jo
E mail:
admin@rscn.org.jo Website:
www.rscn.org.jo
1.1 Physical Context
1.1.1: Location / Boundaries:
The
Protected Area lies within the following coordinates: 717953E, 3288256N and
746357E, 3251331N.
The
borders of the Protected Area extend from Qa Disi in the northeast to Jabal Al
Fara’a in the southeast and to Wadi Sweibit in the southwest. Rum Village is
the only settlement contained within the boundaries. The location and full
extent of the boundaries of the Protected Area are shown on Map
1.
1.1.2:
Main Access Points:
There
are currently two main access points to the Protected Area. The first access
point is located in the Rum Village, about 22 Km east the Desert High way from a
junction near Rashidiyya Village. It is the most frequently used access point,
accounting for over 80% of visitor traffic.
The
second access point is located on the northern boundary of the Protected Area
near Disi Village, which lies 28 km east of the Desert Highway. Both access
points are served by a metalled road linked directly to the main highway.
A
large visitor centre is currently being built (September 2002) to act as the
only gateway to the Protected Area. It is located 7 km north of Rum Village and
3 km south of Disi Road Junction (see map 1).
It is expected to be operational by September 2003.
1.1.3:
Map Coverage:
Four
sheets at a scale of 1:50.000. The sheet numbers are: 3049II Jebel Um Ishrin,
3149III Jebel El Qannasiya, 3148IV Jebel Um Sahm and 3048I Ein El Hashim.
1.1.4:
Aerial Photographic Coverage:
Scale
1:30.000, 1992 aerial survey, area reference J9208. Black and white prints
covering all the Protected Area are available for sale in the Royal Geographical
Centre (RGC) in Amman. Copies of these photographs exist in the management
office of the Protected Area and in the headquarters of RSCN in Amman.
1.1.5:
Photographic Coverage:
Slide
collection and prints of the Wadi Rum Protected Area are stored in the
management office of the Protected Area and in the headquarters of RSCN in
Amman.
