 Small crab in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangrove in salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Dry papery stripes of seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) near salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Black cyanobacterial-algal mat in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
 Salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Salt marsh with mangroves on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
 Intertidal cyanobacterial mat in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
 Salt marsh from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Salt marsh at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
 Salt marsh from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Salt marsh and Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Salt marsh and cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Camping tent(?) in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Salt marsh from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014
 Mangroves in salt marsh from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Brown cat sleeping in salt marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Mangroves in salt marsh from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Salt marsh with mangrove trees at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Plant of Halocnemum strobilaceum in salt marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015
 Salt marsh with a dead mangrove tree and Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Salt marsh with mats of jointed glasswort and cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Salt marsh overgrown mostly with jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Mangrove trees (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Salt marsh with a mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Fall colors of glasswort Salicornia sinus-persica in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Salt marsh with breathing roots of mangrove (Avicennia marina) from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh, view from causeway of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangroves in salt marshes, view from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Seeds of mangrove with sea grass and crabs washed out on a shore of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Fall colors of glasswort Salicornia sinus-persica in salt marsh, view from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Multicolored salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Elk(?) shell in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Old vehicles on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Old vehicles under cliffs on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Limestone cliffs on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Old vehicles at low tide on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Spring and differential of an old vehicle on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Rusty iron door on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Rusty pipes from an old vehicle on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Mangrove marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Various salt tolerant plants on littoral of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Blooming Sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Sunrise over mangrove marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mangrove marsh at low tide on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) with spikelets on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Salt tolerant plant Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 19, 2014
 Mangroves in salt marshes, view from causeway of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Salt tolerant plant of Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Blooming Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Crushed shells of sea snails Thais Savignyi from a midden of Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in a marsh at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Black lichens on a hill top in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) in salt marshes, view to the south from a hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Salt tolerant plant Herniaria hemistemon (local name Ghebayra) growing in a depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Low limestone cliffs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Low limestone hills in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 White flower of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, local name Ghasoul) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Mangrove trees at low tide in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Leaves of coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Small depression with grasses on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort, local name shnaan) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Excavated shell midden on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Excavated stone walls on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Excavated remains of a building on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Flowers of Sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Masses of shells of small sea snails on a shore of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Small mangrove trees growing on beachrock of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Excavated remains of a stone building on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Rocky tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Various weeds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Small plant of Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) among shells near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Green fruits of mangrove together with small fish washed out on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Succulent leaves of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Crushed shells of a sea snail Thais Savignyi from a shell midden in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Millions crushed shells of Thais Savignyi from a shell midden in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Limestone hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Rocky beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 View from a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
 Shallow depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
 Ancient ruins on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
 Fruits of mangrove (Avicennia marina) with small fish washed out on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Flowers of a desert heliotrope (turnsole, Heliotropium bacciferum, local name Ramram) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and nodiflorum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Ruins of an archeological camp in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
 Ancient stone ruins in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
 Blooming Zygophyllum qatarense in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Lotus glinoides with fruits on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Close up of Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Rusty car fragments on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
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