![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/12t.jpg) Limestone figure on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/11t.jpg) Limestone form on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/09t.jpg) Limestone formation on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/05t.jpg) Weathered wood on the edge of a limestone plateau in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/10t.jpg) Erosion of a limestone formation on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/08t.jpg) Orange limestone formation on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1799/jpeg/14t.jpg) Grazing camels from a mountain plateau on the slope of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, April 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/02t.jpg) Pinkish plant of Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance, local names remith, hamd) on a limestone plateau in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/04t.jpg) Limestone form on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/03t.jpg) Limestone figure on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ochradenus baccatus (local names qardi, Qurdi) in a wadi north from Dukhan in western Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1683/jpeg/09t.jpg) QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) exploring fossils in limestone layer (Dukhan Limestone Member) of Dammam Formation in Jaow Al Hamar depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1683/jpeg/04t.jpg) Fossilized oyster sea shells Ostrea latimarginata(?) in a limestone layer (Dukhan Limestone Member) of Dammam Formation in Jaow Al Hamar depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1568/jpeg/06t.jpg) Limestone plateau in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, March 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/10t.jpg) Chrysopogon plumulosus on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1788/jpeg/11t.jpg) Edge of a plateau in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1787/jpeg/17t.jpg) Gypsum plateau in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1787/jpeg/11t.jpg) Stony plateau in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1787/jpeg/10t.jpg) Plateau with pebbles in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1787/jpeg/26t.jpg) View from a gypsum plateau in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/12t.jpg) Grass Chrysopogon plumulosus taken from roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/11t.jpg) Spikelets of Chrysopogon plumulosus on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1787/jpeg/25t.jpg) Plateau with gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1787/jpeg/09t.jpg) Salsola cyclophylla on an edge of a stone plateau in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/13t.jpg) Spikelets of grass Chrysopogon plumulosus taken from roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/08t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1567/jpeg/26t.jpg) Black flint stones on a limestone plateau in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, March 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/09t.jpg) Close up of yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/23t.jpg) Limestone cliffs in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1787/jpeg/13t.jpg) Limestone mushroom in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/07t.jpg) Plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1775/jpeg/15t.jpg) Mushroom shaped limestone rock in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh) in south-western Qatar, March 11, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/06t.jpg) View from the edge of the plateau of a tabletop hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/05t.jpg) Washed out edge of the plateau of a tabletop hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/18t.jpg) Washed dolomite(?) plateau at the foot of a hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/03t.jpg) Bird trap(?) on the plateau of a tabletop hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/10t.jpg) Rock circle on a plateau at the foot of a hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/17t.jpg) Dead wood at the edge of a plateau at the foot of a hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/12t.jpg) Mysterious round sandbox on a plateau at the foot of a hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/04t.jpg) Stone construction for bird trapping(?) on the plateau of a tabletop hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/11t.jpg) White rocks arranged in a circle on a plateau at the foot of a hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/10t.jpg) Rainbow over a flat area east from Dukhan. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/16t.jpg) Accumulation of rounded black flint stones (ventifacts) on a plateau at the foot of a hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1812/jpeg/24t.jpg) Limestone arch in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1812/jpeg/22t.jpg) Area of a limestone arch in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1812/jpeg/16t.jpg) View from limestone cliffs in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1812/jpeg/23t.jpg) Sandy area near a limestone arch in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1812/jpeg/17t.jpg) Pebbles deposited on the top of limestone cliffs in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1793/jpeg/02t.jpg) Limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1812/jpeg/21t.jpg) View of desert from limestone cliffs in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1795/jpeg/17t.jpg) Broken limestone in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/08t.jpg) Limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/09t.jpg) Limestone hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/17t.jpg) Caterpillar in sand near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/24t.jpg) Dry fish on a beach north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1795/jpeg/01t.jpg) Pink limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1793/jpeg/07t.jpg) Edge of a limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1793/jpeg/06t.jpg) View from a limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1793/jpeg/05t.jpg) Limestone rock layers in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1813/jpeg/09t.jpg) Grass Pennisetum divisum under limestone cliffs in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1793/jpeg/03t.jpg) Erosion of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1795/jpeg/19t.jpg) Weathering of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1802/jpeg/13t.jpg) Edge of a limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1795/jpeg/20t.jpg) Odd shapes of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1793/jpeg/04t.jpg) Top section of a limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1793/jpeg/10t.jpg) Vegetation around a limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/11t.jpg) Overhanging top of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1802/jpeg/14t.jpg) Broken limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/22t.jpg) Limestone rock formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1802/jpeg/16t.jpg) Overhanging limestone formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/13t.jpg) Steep limestone hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/19t.jpg) Orange limestone formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1817/jpeg/19t.jpg) Limestone fossil fragments in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/24t.jpg) Seeds of Astragalus eremophilus(?) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1365/jpeg/12t.jpg) Astragalus tribuloides near a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/25t.jpg) Milkvetch Astragalus eremophilus(?) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/09t.jpg) Broken pieces of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/10t.jpg) Detached piece of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1802/jpeg/08t.jpg) Conglomerate of fossils on a limestone hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1793/jpeg/08t.jpg) Broken part of a limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/14t.jpg) Erosion of the edge of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/26t.jpg) Dry wood near the edge of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1817/jpeg/05t.jpg) Vegetation at the foot of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/18t.jpg) Detached sections of pink limestone in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/19t.jpg) Cracks and holes in pink limestone in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1801/jpeg/18t.jpg) Sandy area below a limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/25t.jpg) View of desert from the top of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/22t.jpg) Passage near the edge of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1795/jpeg/22t.jpg) Large burrow near limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/25t.jpg) Exfoliation of limestone on a slope of a hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1795/jpeg/23t.jpg) Washed out edge of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/14t.jpg) Top part of a steep limestone hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/21t.jpg) Texture of an orange limestone formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/20t.jpg) Erosion of an orange limestone formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/256/jpeg/32t.jpg) A small spring flower on a limestone plateau in Judean Desert south from Nahal Mishmar. The Middle East, February 21, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/03t.jpg) Lotononis platycarpa (Lotus platycarpus) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/09t.jpg) Milkvetch Astragalus schimperi in sands near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/24t.jpg) Passage between stones near the edge of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/16t.jpg) Exposed fossilized roots(?) on limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
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