Wadi Feynan
Although it’s part of a long term strategy by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature to protect local plant life it was built as a base for people wanting to explore the area on foot or by mountain bike.The Bedouin who live in the Wadi are amongst the most impoverished in Jordan. They rely almost totally on their goats for survival. Unfortunately overgrazing is endangering plant life and to encourage the Bedouin to reduce this, the RSCN have come up with several schemes to provide alternative, sustainable sources of income. Feynan Lodge is one of them.Built entirely of local materials the unique arabesque design by a local architect incorporates traditional adobe building techniques and has produced a building that is functional, romantic and blends with its surroundings.It’s powered by day using solar energy and lit at night by candles produced by Bedouin women working in the candle workshop that forms part of the lodge. It’s also staffed and run entirely by local Bedouin.
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