Desert

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

Desert

Wind is blowing over Ad Dahna dunes east of Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region., Saudi Arabia, 07.12.30#084

This desert is connecting the Ar Rub' al-Khali Desert (Empty Quarter) at the south,
with the An-Nafud Al Kabir Desert (the Great Nafud Desert) at the north of the country.

 

 

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.

 

Desert

Tuwayq pale stone escarpment close to Ar Riyad, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.21#033

This west facing escarpment was formed during Jurassic times and vertical cliffs of limestone are tall around 250 m.

 

 

Desert

Faisalias Pinnacle, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.21#221

 

 

Desert

Faisalias Pinnacle from bellow, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.21#308

 

 

Desert

Faisalias Pinnacle from bellow, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.21#359

 

 

Life

 

Desert

Palm Trees, Saudi Arabia, 07.11.17#097

 

 

Desert

Palm Trees, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.13#009

 

 

Desert

Palm Trees, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.13#008

 

 

Desert

Duo of Cammels, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.30#103

 

 

Links Section

 

Desert from Air

 

 

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