![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/10t.jpg) Sand-blast type of wind abrasion south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/23t.jpg) Sand-blast type of wind abrasion in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/08t.jpg) Sand-blast type of wind abrasion at the foot of a sand dune near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/07t.jpg) Camel farm in dunes area south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, June 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/08t.jpg) Camels in a farm in dunes area south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, June 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/06t.jpg) Effects of wind abrasion on desert rocks in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/03t.jpg) Wind carved flint rocks (aeolian abrasion) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/09t.jpg) Airplane landing on American military base Al Udeid, view from dunes area south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, June 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/09t.jpg) Aeolian abrasion of limestone rocks (carved by drifting sand) south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/11t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) in area of a sand dunes south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/05t.jpg) Desert rock carved by drifting sand (aeolian abrasion) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/06t.jpg) Wind abrasion of rocks in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/01t.jpg) Wind abrasion of limestone near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/28t.jpg) Wind abrasion of limestone cliffs in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1799/jpeg/10t.jpg) Stone mushroom formed by wind abrasion in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, April 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/23t.jpg) Wind driven sand grains of two different sizes in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1840/jpeg/29t.jpg) Wind abrasion of a dry trunk of a palm tree on old roundabout at the entrance of Al Dhabiya on north-western coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 17, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1648/jpeg/07t.jpg) Plants of Zygophyllum qatarense in wind blown sand on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, September 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/06t.jpg) Effects of wind abrasion on limestone rocks near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/07t.jpg) Aerodynamically eroded rocks (wind abrasion) on a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/08t.jpg) Aerodynamically eroded limestone rocks (wind abrasion) on a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/01t.jpg) Desert rock carved by drifting sand (aeolian abrasion) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/04t.jpg) Flint stone with a wind carved hole on desert plain in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/09t.jpg) Weather station with Nexgen anemometer and wind vane on desert plane in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/10t.jpg) Aeolian abrasion of limestone rocks (carved by drifting sand) at the foot of a sand dune near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1683/jpeg/01t.jpg) Area of American military air base Al Udeid (Abu Nahlah Airport) near Mesayeed, south-west from Doha, view from a window of a car. Qatar, November 6, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/25t.jpg) Wind abrasion of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/13t.jpg) Fine-grained eolian sand on a crest of a sand dune in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/14t.jpg) Rounded and well sorted eolian sand on a crest of a sand dune in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/07t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) in sand south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/06t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) near a sand dune south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/08t.jpg) Details of Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) near a sand dune south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/24t.jpg) Fine-grained eolian sand moving on a layer of course grained sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/32t.jpg) Black flint stone pitted and polished by wind abrasion (ventifact) taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1610/jpeg/15t.jpg) Old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Khuwair behind sand dunes west from Lekhwair on northern coast. Qatar, June 6, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1692/jpeg/10t.jpg) Sand dunes near a traditional columned peristyle (liwan) in area of Lijmiliya wells in Al Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh). Western Qatar, November 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/20t.jpg) Eolian sand from area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/21t.jpg) Grits of eolian sand from area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/22t.jpg) Aeolian abrasion of limestone rocks (carved by drifting sand) in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/24t.jpg) Desert rock carved by drifting sand (aeolian abrasion) in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/18t.jpg) Sand tracks of a big desert lizard in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/04t.jpg) Sand blasted flint rocks in planes in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/01t.jpg) Flint rocks carved by drifting sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/19t.jpg) Eroded flint stones by drifting sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/18t.jpg) Rounded and fine-grained eolian sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/22t.jpg) Mixture of course and fine grained eolian sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/03t.jpg) Remains of Arabic newspaper in desert sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/12t.jpg) View from a crest of an arc-shaped sand dune (barchan) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/19t.jpg) Close up of rounded and fine-grained eolian sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/15t.jpg) Poop of a desert lizard with remains of plants in sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/02t.jpg) Violet flint rocks carved by drifting sand (sandblasted) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/20t.jpg) Placing a pitfall trap (trapping pit) at the foot of sand dune in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/21t.jpg) Accumulation of drifting sand around bushy desert plants Cornulaca aucheri(?) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/13t.jpg) Flat rocks wind-carved by drifting sand near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/02t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) standing on sand at hot afternoon in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1832/jpeg/03t.jpg) Sand dunes south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/26t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) standing on extended legs on sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/01t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) standing on extended legs to limit contact with hot sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/16t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) with fringes of long scales around the eyes to keep out sand grains in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1701/jpeg/17t.jpg) Sand ripples and low dunes at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1536/jpeg/07t.jpg) Sand mounds on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) water well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1029/jpeg/19t.jpg) Road sign covered by sand near Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1617/jpeg/10t.jpg) Small sand crab in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1617/jpeg/12t.jpg) Sand crab at low tide in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1536/jpeg/12t.jpg) Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) emerging from sand in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) water well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1536/jpeg/11t.jpg) Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) on a sand mound in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) water well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/03t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/09t.jpg) Tribulus pentandrus near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/05t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri with seeds of other plants south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1617/jpeg/11t.jpg) Small sand crab at low tide in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1617/jpeg/13t.jpg) Sand crab at low tide near its burrow in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/08t.jpg) Ochradenus aucheri with flowers near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/12t.jpg) Tribulus pentandrus with a flower taken from Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/04t.jpg) Thorns of Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/01t.jpg) Seeds of Ochradenus aucheri near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/13t.jpg) Tribulus pentandrus with fruits taken from Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1690/jpeg/19t.jpg) Area of Dunes Hotel in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, November 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1616/jpeg/09t.jpg) Bienertia sinuspersici emerging from sand on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1617/jpeg/01t.jpg) Snake tracks (sinuous lines) in sand in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1616/jpeg/07t.jpg) Plant of Bienertia sinuspersici in sand on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1617/jpeg/02t.jpg) Sinuous lines left behind in sand by a snake in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/07t.jpg) Blooming bush of Ochradenus aucheri near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/02t.jpg) Seed capsules of Ochradenus aucheri near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/375/jpeg/16t.jpg) Dunes with wind blown snow near Provincelands Visitor Center in Cape Cod. Massachusetts, January 31, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1617/jpeg/14t.jpg) Small crab hiding in sand in shallow water in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1616/jpeg/11t.jpg) Young plant of Bienertia sinuspersici in sand on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/929/jpeg/28t.jpg) Camel with entangled legs in area of dunes in desert south-west from Al Wakrah. Qatar, April 1, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/05t.jpg) Al Udeid Air Base (Abu Nahlah Airport) near Mesayeed, south-west from Doha, view from a window of a car. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/04t.jpg) Sand button (creeping thorn rose, Neurada procumbens, local name saadan) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/24t.jpg) Desert lizard Eastern sandfish (skink, Chalcides mitranus, Scincus mitranus) in sand near dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/11t.jpg) Sand button (creeping thorn rose, Neurada procumbens, local name saadan) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/02t.jpg) Blooming sand button (creeping thorn rose, Neurada procumbens, local name saadan) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1837/jpeg/19t.jpg) Bird tracks in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1837/jpeg/11t.jpg) Plant of Anabasis setifera in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1837/jpeg/16t.jpg) Sand mounds with plants of Anabasis setifera on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1837/jpeg/09t.jpg) Plant of Leptadenia pyrotechnica in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/03t.jpg) Sand button (creeping thorn rose, Neurada procumbens, local name saadan) with a white flower on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1222/jpeg/19t.jpg) Vintage Type 48 Corsa Spyder and other sports racing cars in Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum near Al-Shahaniya. Doha, Qatar, June 22, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1837/jpeg/08t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) on windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
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