Wadi Rum — Desert of Stone and Silence

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Wadi Rum is a desert valley lying in the southern portion of the Middle Eastern nation of Jordan. Known for its spectacular rock formations, it was chosen as the primary shooting location for the legendary 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia starring Peter O'Toole. In later years, Wadi Rum "stood in" for the desert moon of Jedha in the 2015 Star Wars film The Force Awakens and the 2019 installment, the Rise of Luke Skywalker. Award-winning contributor Fabio Knoll created this marvelous drone's eye view of the great desert.

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Located in southern Jordan, Wadi Rum is a vast sandstone and granite desert shaped over millions of years by erosion and tectonic uplift. Known as “The Valley of the Moon,” it is one of the Middle East’s most iconic landscapes and has served as the cinematic backdrop for films such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Martian, and Star Wars. From the air, the region’s cliffs, canyons, and red dunes reveal the geological narrative of an ancient world — a monumental desert that carries the history of both nature and civilization in its stones.