Arid Deserts
10 deserts.
Wadi Rum
The Valley of the Moon. Lawrence of Arabia based operations here during the Arab Revolt. S...
Sinai Desert
Where Moses received the Ten Commandments according to tradition. St Catherines Monastery ...
Dhofar
The frankincense trade made this desert region wealthy for 3,000 years. The khareef monsoo...
Petra region
The Nabataeans carved Petra into sandstone cliffs 2,300 years ago. They engineered water s...
Somali Desert
The Chalbi Desert in northern Kenya is a former lake bed. During rare rains it becomes a s...
Gilf Kebir
A remote plateau in southwest Egypt. The Cave of Swimmers has 10,000 year old rock art sho...
Blue Desert
An area near Dahab where rocks are painted blue as a peace monument after the 1973 war. A ...
White Desert
A protected area north of the Farafra oasis known for its white chalk formations. Wind ero...
Aralkum Desert
The youngest desert on Earth, formed on the exposed bed of the shrinking Aral Sea. Soviet ...
Nullarbor Plain
The worlds largest single exposure of limestone bedrock, a flat and almost treeless plain....