DRY (ARID AND SEMIARID) CLIMATE (BWh) - ARID DESERT BIOME
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
ARABIAN PENINSULA MIDDLE EAST ASIA
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY RASTISLAV MARGUS
DESERTS ARE DEFINED AS AREAS THAT RECEIVE AN AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION OF LESS THAN 250 MM
SAND SEA
DESERTS
Sand dunes in the Ar Rub' al-Khali Desert (Empty Quarter) at the south, very close to Sharurah, Najran Region, 07.11.21#018
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.
Red sand dunes of the Nafud As Sirr Desert near Buraydah & Unayzah, Al Qassim Region, 07.12.19#019
Red sand dunes of the Nafud As Sirr Desert near Buraydah & Unayzah, Al Qassim Region, 08.01.08#029
Red sand dunes of the Nafud As Sirr Desert near Buraydah & Unayzah, Al Qassim Region, 08.03.11#133
Red sand dunes of the Nafud As Sirr Desert near Buraydah & Unayzah, Al Qassim Region, 08.03.11#119
Sand dunes of the An Nafud Al Kabir (Nafud Desert) on the North, Tabuk Region, 07.12.19#089
Sand dunes of the An Nafud Al Kabir (Nafud Desert) on the North, Tabuk Region, 07.12.19#093
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.
Tuwayq pale stone escarpment with Faisalias Pinnacle close to Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#142
Tuwayq pale stone escarpment with Faisalias Pinnacle close to Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#139
Escarpment close to Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region, xxxx
Escarpment close to Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region, 07.12.26#01
zzz, zzz Region, 07.11.08#025
Escarpment close to Huraymila, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#112
Escarpment Jabal Tuwaya & Nafud Addahi in distance, Riyadh Region, 08.01.31#038
Escarpment Jabal Tuwaya & Nafud Addahi in distance, Riyadh Region, 08.01.31#066
Escarpment Jabal Tuwaya close to Wadi Ad Dawasir & Al Far'ah, Riyadh Region, 08.01.31#059
MOUNTAINS
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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
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
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
Cities on the mountains close to An Namas (Kedas Point???), Asir Region,, 08.02.24#078
xxx, Hail Region,, 08.03.11#036
Mountains Jabal Salma close to An Na'i, Ha'il Region, 07.12.25#027
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
Volcano close to Ibdah, Ha'il Region, 08.01.08#020
Volcanos close to Faid, Ha'il Region, 08.01.08#010
It seems that this ground bellow is good place to live
Volcanos close to Ha'il, Ha'il Region, 08.03.11#090
Volcanos close to Taif, Mecca Region, 08.01.30#001
Volcanos close to Taif, Mecca Region, 08.01.30#006
WADIS
DRY RIVERBED WHICH CONTAINS WATER ONLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVY RAIN
Wadi Bishah close to Abha (xxx Point), Asir Region, 07.11.20#028
ARID LANDS
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xxx, 08.03.08#201
FARMS
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Farms between Buraydah & Unayzah, Quassim Region, 07.12.19#029
Farms between Buraydah & Unayzah, Quassim Region, 07.12.19#030
URBAN AREAS
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Ar Riyad durig day, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#255
Camel Market, Riyadh Region, 08.03.08#303
Ha'il, Ha'il Region, xxxx
xxx, 08.02.14#126
