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Lawrence's Spring (Ain Shalaaleh)

Wadi Rum, Jordan
Ranked #3 of 4 attractions in Wadi Rum
3.5 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Description: This spring was named for T.E. Lawrence, of Lawrence of Arabia fame, who fought in the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
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Cologne, Germany
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

The Lawrence spring is one of the stations of many jeep and camel tours but it really is not impressive. There are a few remains of low walls and a pipe leads from a rock to a tiny basin. That is all of Lawrence's spring which is really uninteresting apart from Lawrence once being there. You can see all of... More

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Scotland
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2012

Its ok but nothing to get too over excited about. Steep climb - the highlight was watching the camels More

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Kiev
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012

The view from the spring is great but the spring itself is nothing more than a stagnant cess pool due to the fact that the water is siphoned to the camp below. You also have to be quite careful on the climb as there is no marked path. More

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Essex uk and Jordan
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5 reviews 5 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2012

just nice and relaxing, a climb if you wish enjoy, there is a little shop but nothing pushy. Some old writing and usually camels there so you can watch them drink and pull funny faces More

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Amman, Jordan
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2012

I was only interested by a little 2 days camel, near his mother and talking with His owner I don't liketouristic places. More

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Southampton, England
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 4, 2012

When we went there wasnt any water coming from it! but it looked nice enough! not stunning though, but we had enough fun just climbing the rocks and mountain around the area! Also enjoyed sampling some lovely mint tea with the locals at the bottom of the spring! More

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 9, 2012

Not a big deal, but is okay as is a part of the day trip to Wadi Rum. More

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London, United Kingdom
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Reviews in 39 cities Reviews in 39 cities
90 helpful votes 90 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 12, 2011

We climbed 20mins up to see Lawrence's Spring. After a giggling Myleene Klass moment, we tasted the dripping spring water from the rocks (kinda sweet). This spring feeds Wadi Rum village via a network of skinny black plastic pipes, which we saw laid on the ground as we climbed up. Quite interesting that before the pipes were installed, ppl actually... More

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Lincoln, United Kingdom
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 3, 2011
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Where Lawrence of Arabia reputedly washed during the Arab revolt, has ancient rock inscriptions on nearby rocks More

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New Brunswick Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 2, 2011

It's nice that there are few tourists there, but no need to spend too much time there! More

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