The Arabian Peninsula and Arab world in photos

[al-Hasani]

KSA:


تراث. معبد. مدائن صالح by abumayar330, on Flickr


مدائن صالح العلا by abohisham, on Flickr


مدائن صالح by Farhan Saud, on Flickr


مدائن صالح by Buthenah, on Flickr

Madain Saleh Archaeologic Site, Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Madain Saleh Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Qaseer Al Fareed, Madain Saleh Archaeologic Site, Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Madain Saleh in Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Madain saleh tombs - Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Madain Saleh Archaeologic Site, Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

 

[al-Hasani]

KSA:


Dome [iPhone HDR] by haroon_sheikh, on Flickr


Endless Arches byharoon_sheikh, on Flickr

 

[al-Hasani]

KSA:

Jeddah Old Houses par Ahmed AB, sur Flickr

Masjid Umar bin Khattab r.a by 'asyiqul^huur, on Flickr

ABHA MOUNTIN by A alamri, on Flickr

 

[al-Hasani]

KSA:

KSA has 1,300 islands with no inhabitants | Arab News — Saudi Arabia News, Middle East News, Opinion, Economy and more.​

 

[Ahmed Jo]

KSA:

KSA has 1,300 islands with no inhabitants | Arab News — Saudi Arabia News, Middle East News, Opinion, Economy and more.​

Why don't any of the islands have inhabitants?

 

[al-Hasani]

Why don't any of the islands have inhabitants?

Due to being small and isolated. Tropical islands everywhere are basically "desert islands" in the sense that food is scarce. You should watch some survival programs/documentaries on how to survive on a uninhabited island. Not much to eat outside of what you can catch in the nearby sea, coconuts, dates and the animal life that lives on such small islands. The bigger islands in KSA have plenty of inhabitants. For instance Tarout island (7000 year old civilization there) have several thousands inhabitants. I believe around 50.000 today.

Tarout Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


KSA:

 

[Falcon29]

KSA:


تراث. معبد. مدائن صالح by abumayar330, on Flickr


مدائن صالح العلا by abohisham, on Flickr


مدائن صالح by Farhan Saud, on Flickr


مدائن صالح by Buthenah, on Flickr

Madain Saleh Archaeologic Site, Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Madain Saleh Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Qaseer Al Fareed, Madain Saleh Archaeologic Site, Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Madain Saleh in Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Madain saleh tombs - Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Madain Saleh Archaeologic Site, Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

What is that? Looks very nice, is there an entrance to it and structure inside? Never knew Saudi Arabia had things like this.

 

[al-Hasani]

What is that? Looks very nice, is there an entrance to it and structure inside? Never knew Saudi Arabia had things like this.

Mada'in Saleh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's Mada'in Saleh (World UNESCO Heritage Site). It's ancient archealogical remains of the Nabatean Kingdom. Also some traces to the Lihyan civilization. Both being Semitic civilizations obviously and in the case of the Nabateans they are also the ones that built Petra in Jordan and some other World UNESCO Heritage sites in the Levant. They basically lived in an area from Hijaz to Levant. You also have remains of their civilizations in Syria and what is now Israel (basically Palestine).

They were also present in Sinai.

Nabataeans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lihyan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KSA:

Volcano Madina Saudi Arabia by Dr. A. Alturaigy د.عبدالله الطريقي, on Flickr

| Explore | .. بانوراما .. قصر الملك عبدالعزيز بالخرج by Abdulrahman AL-Dukhaini || عبدالرحمن, on Flickr

KAUST, one of the best universities in the ME and leading in research and science currently:

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

More photos below. 733 to be precise.

Flickr: KAUST Official's Photostream

Horse racing in Riyadh;

Some traditional Najdi architecture;

Spirit of Originality by Tareq Abuhajjaj | Photography & Design, on Flickr

Mosque of Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab HDR by TARIQ-M, on Flickr

Architecture HDR-Explore Front Page by TARIQ-M, on Flickr

 

[al-Hasani]

Alkasser Lake Zulfi Saudi Arabia by Dr. A. Alturaigy د.عبدالله الطريقي, on Flickr

مدائن صالح by Farhan Saud, on Flickr

Oil refinery by anekphoto, on Flickr

OASIS DE NAJRAN, ARABIE SAOUDITE by Eric Lafforgue Photography, on Flickr

العارضة مطل الامير محمد بن ناصر by Ibrahim Hamaty, on Flickr

رحلتي ﻵبها by Ibrahim Hamaty, on Flickr

Abha Dam 06 by Bandarphotos, on Flickr

 

[al-Hasani]

Oman:

Ittin, Salalah, Dhofar by Shanfari.net, on Flickr

Salalah by subodh shetty, on Flickr

mazuna 2 by sureshthrissur, on Flickr

Al Hamra, Oman by monchoparis, on Flickr

Bahla by Wolfgang H, on Flickr

Sur - Oman by pascallemoine, on Flickr

Dhofar mountains, southern Oman by Arthur Anker, on Flickr

Infinity pool by CruisAir, on Flickr

Oman 09 by Toni.P, on Flickr

Oman 09 by Toni.P, on Flickr

The beaches and in general the coastlines of the Arabian Peninsula are some of the most beautiful in the world. By far the best in all of West Asia and probably also the best in the entire Arab world although the competition is big. No wonder that wealthy tourists from abroad are noticing countries such as Oman out there. Some of the resorts are simply amazing.

 

[al-Hasani]

Yemen:

Man at the Souvenir Shop - Sana'a, Yemen by M. Khatib, on Flickr

Man with the Green Shawl at the Grand Mosque - Sana'a, Yemen by M. Khatib, on Flickr

Yemen - Evening at Bab Al-Yemen Gate in Sanaa by © Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com, on Flickr

Yemen - Sana - San'a - Sanaa - Sana'a - The most fascinating capital in the Arab world by © Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com, on Flickr

village of mud-brick houses in wadi doan-Hadramawt, Yemen by anthony pappone photography, on Flickr

Shibam by Zalacain, on Flickr

الخريف في اليمن by اليمن السعيد, on Flickr

اطلالة على مدينة إب by اليمن السعيد, on Flickr

سد الشروم by اليمن السعيد, on Flickr

جبل الدقيق مدينة إب by اليمن السعيد, on Flickr

 

[jaunty]

Nice pics, GCC should appoint @al-Hasani as tourism promoter.

 

[Arabian Legend]

@al-Hasani found something that might interest you. Not sure if this the right place to post them here but anyway I can delete them if you say so.

When Saudi Arabia Ruled the World - The Daily Beast
Asian Art Museum | Roads of Arabia

 

[al-Hasani]

Lebanon:

Byblos 2014 by Charliban, on Flickr

Visit#5-Ksara by Charliban, on Flickr

 

[al-Hasani]

Lebanon:


Al Bass Archeological Site (Tyre, Lebanon. Gustavo Thomas © 2013) by Gustavo Thomas, on Flickr


Hasroun Village - Lebanon by ramzisemrani, on Flickr


Ehden Mountain by ramzisemrani, on Flickr


Young cedar trees by ramzisemrani, on Flickr


Tannourine Cedars Forest Nature Reserve by ramzisemrani, on Flickr


west bekaa by zbechara, on Flickr


bekaa,lebanon by zbechara, on Flickr

snow by zbechara, on Flickr


byblos by zbechara, on Flickr


Untitled by macktennyson, on Flickr