Jordan is famous for its Wadi Rum desert, but it is less known that its iconic sandstone formations spread across the border with Saudi Arabia as far as 200 Km to the south until the grandiose Wadi Qaraqir. The main part of Jibal Hisma is located between the majestic Jebel Al-Lawz on the west and the plain surrounding the city of Tabuk on the east. The name "Jibal" which means "ensemble of mountains" designates the fact that Hisma is not about one mount but thousands of rocky formations spreading over hundreds of kilometers, each one of unique size and shape and out-of-this-world landscapes.
Jibal Hisma is home of ancient rock art and thousands of Kufic Arabic, Thamudic and Nabatian inscriptions.
Wadi Dham
Different types of sandstone formations have created their deep wadis and impressive giant rocks whose silhouettes is a true masterpiece of nature. The most impressive wadi is the famous Wadi Dham on the east of Jibal Hisma whose sandy valley meanders over more than 20 kilometers.
Jibal Hisma
The western entrance of the Wadi Dham is like a natural threshold of the unreal landscape of Jibal Hisma. Indeed, this Saudi desert made of the extraordinary shapes of the sandstone massifs sculpted by the erosion and surrounded by multi-color sand banks not only rivals its Jordanian counterpart but offer unique scenery and out-of-this-world landscapes.