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
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.
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.
Faisalias Pinnacle, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.21#221
Faisalias Pinnacle from bellow, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.21#308
Faisalias Pinnacle from bellow, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.21#359
Life
Palm Trees, Saudi Arabia, 07.11.17#097
Palm Trees, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.13#009
Palm Trees, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.13#008
Duo of Cammels, Saudi Arabia, 07.12.30#103
