Jabal Anfishiyyeh holds one of the most impressive collections of ancient rock art in Wadi Rum. The inscriptions are etched into a smooth rock face about six kilometres east of the village, and they span roughly 2,500 years of human activity in the desert.
The carvings include Thamudic script, Nabataean text, and detailed petroglyphs of animals — camels, ibex, and hunting scenes. What makes this site stand out from other petroglyph locations in Wadi Rum is the density and variety of the carvings. You can trace the evolution of writing systems across a single rock face, from simple pictograms to recognisable alphabetic characters.
Your guide will help you identify the key panels, but bring a torch to illuminate details in the shadowed sections. The inscriptions face roughly north, so morning light is best for photography. This is a quieter stop than Khazali Canyon, and the rock art is arguably more varied and better preserved.