Dana Nature Reserve

Jo was being blown backwards as we made this stop by the Dead Sea on the way to Dana with our dear friend Rula. Dana is set in a spectacular valley with a system of wadis and rugged mountains. The terrain drops from 1500m above sea level at Dana to below sea level west of Faynan so it extends from the top of the Jordan Rift Valley down to the desert lowlands.

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Its geology switches from limestone to sandstone to granite, ecosystems varying from lush, well-watered mountain slopes and open oak and juniper woodlands to scrubland and arid sandy desert.