Al-Quwayra

Al-Quwayrah lies on an open plain north of Aqaba, between the rugged Shara heights and the sandstone mountains and sands of Wadi Rum. The broad Hisma country gives way southwards to Wadi al-Yutm and the descent towards the Gulf of Aqaba. A Roman fort once stood at Quwayrah, marking the importance of this passage through the desert. The surrounding mountains frame a landscape of wide plains, rocky ridges and dry valleys.