Sela: The Edomite Stronghold

Sela: the cliff-top Edomite stronghold near Tafila with inscriptions and a spring.

Sela is a dramatic flat-topped stronghold near Tafila, an Edomite mountain refuge with a Nabataean inscription, rock-cut steps, cisterns and a spring — described in ancient sources as unconquerable.

The plateau walk is for confident hikers. Travellers who hire car & driver in Jordan reach the trailhead on the King's Highway, and full package tours to Jordan include it for adventurers.

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