#Lawrence

Qasr Azraq: the basalt fortress where T.E. Lawrence wintered in 1917

Black basalt walls, a one-tonne stone door that pivots on palm-oil hinges, and the only oasis in 12,000 km² of desert. Lawrence used it as his Arab Revolt headquarters in winter 1917.

The Hejaz Railway ruins at Wadi Rum: Ottoman engineering, T.E. Lawrence sabotage raids, and the station that survived

Built 1900–1908 to carry pilgrims from Damascus to Medina, sabotaged by T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt 1916–1918. The Wadi Rum station and several ruined sections are still on the desert floor.