Desert from Air

DRY (ARID AND SEMIARID) CLIMATE (BWh) - ARID DESERT BIOME
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
ARABIAN PENINSULA   MIDDLE EAST   ASIA

PHOTOGRAPHY BY RASTISLAV MARGUS

DESERTS ARE DEFINED AS AREAS THAT RECEIVE AN AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION OF LESS THAN 250 MM

 

 

Photogallery Section

SAND SEA

DESERTS

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Sand dunes in the Ar Rub' al-Khali Desert (Empty Quarter) at the south, very close to Sharurah, Najran Region, 07.11.21#018

 

 

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Sand dunes in the Ar Rub' al-Khali Desert at the south, beetwen Sharurah and Najran, Najran Region, 07.11.21#024

These dunes are reaching more than 170 m and are forming lines.
Also known as Empty Quarter - the World's largest continuous sand desert.

 

 

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Red sand dunes of the Nafud As Sirr Desert near Buraydah & Unayzah, Al Qassim Region, 07.12.19#019

 

 

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Red sand dunes of the Nafud As Sirr Desert near Buraydah & Unayzah, Al Qassim Region, 08.01.08#029

 

 

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Red sand dunes of the Nafud As Sirr Desert near Buraydah & Unayzah, Al Qassim Region, 08.03.11#133

 

 

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Red sand dunes of the Nafud As Sirr Desert near Buraydah & Unayzah, Al Qassim Region, 08.03.11#119

 

 

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Sand dunes of the An Nafud Al Kabir (Nafud Desert) on the North, Tabuk Region, 07.12.19#089

 

 

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Sand dunes of the An Nafud Al Kabir (Nafud Desert) on the North, Tabuk Region, 07.12.19#093

 

 

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zzz, zzz Region, 07.11.08#068

 

 

ESCARPMENTS

ESCARPMENT WAS FORMED BY THE UPLIFT OF THE ARABIAN SIDE OF THE RED SEA
BY AN UPWELLING OF HOT MATERIAL FROM BENEATH THE EARTH'S CRUST AS THE RED SEA OPENED AND SPLIT ARABIA FROM AFRICA.

 

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Tuwayq pale stone escarpment with Faisalias Pinnacle close to Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#142

 

 

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Tuwayq pale stone escarpment with Faisalias Pinnacle close to Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#139

 

 

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Escarpment close to Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region, xxxx

 

 

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Escarpment close to Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region, 07.12.26#01

 

 

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zzz, zzz Region, 07.11.08#025

 

 

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Escarpment close to Huraymila, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#112

 

 

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Escarpment Jabal Tuwaya & Nafud Addahi in distance, Riyadh Region, 08.01.31#038

 

 

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Escarpment Jabal Tuwaya & Nafud Addahi in distance, Riyadh Region, 08.01.31#066

 

 

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Escarpment Jabal Tuwaya close to Wadi Ad Dawasir & Al Far'ah, Riyadh Region, 08.01.31#059

 

 

MOUNTAINS

XXX

 

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Al-Sarat mountains close to regional capital city Abha, Asir Region, 07.11.21#006

These Tihamah mountains are 2500 m high and are close to Jabal Sawdah, the highest point in Saudi Arabia

 

 

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Cities on the mountains close to Sabt al'Alayah (Emeko Point), Al Bahah Region, 07.12.26#044

Teraced geometrically contoured fields of these Qahtani uplands are clearly visible

 

 

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Cities on the mountains close to An Namas (Kedas Point), Asir Region, 07.12.26#052

Teraced geometrically contoured fields of these Qahtani uplands are clearly visible

 

 

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Cities on the mountains close to An Namas (Kedas Point???), Asir Region,, 08.02.24#078

 

 

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xxx, Hail Region,, 08.03.11#036

 

 

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Mountains Jabal Salma close to An Na'i, Ha'il Region, 07.12.25#027

 

 

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Mountains As Sawadah close to Umm Athwal (Detgo Point), Riyadh Region, 07.11.20#015

 

 

VOLCANIC AREA

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Volcanos close to Ibdah, Ha'il Region, 07.11.30#001

 

 

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Volcano close to Ibdah, Ha'il Region, 08.01.08#020

 

 

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Volcanos close to Faid, Ha'il Region, 08.01.08#010

It seems that this ground bellow is good place to live

 

 

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Volcanos close to Ha'il, Ha'il Region, 08.03.11#090

 

 

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Volcanos close to Taif, Mecca Region, 08.01.30#001

 

 

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Volcanos close to Taif, Mecca Region, 08.01.30#006

 

 

WADIS

DRY RIVERBED WHICH CONTAINS WATER ONLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVY RAIN

 

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Wadi Bishah close to Abha (xxx Point), Asir Region, 07.11.20#028

 

 

ARID LANDS

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xxx, zzz#zzz

 

 

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xxx, 08.03.08#201

 

 

FARMS

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Farms between Buraydah & Unayzah, Quassim Region, 07.12.19#029

 

 

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Farms between Buraydah & Unayzah, Quassim Region, 07.12.19#030

 

 

URBAN AREAS

XXX

 

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Ar Riyad durig day, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#255

 

 

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Camel Market, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#303

 

 

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Ha'il, Ha'il Region, xxxx

 

 

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xxx, 08.02.14#126

 

 

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