 Excavated remains of a stone building 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
 Excavated stone walls on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Excavated remains of a house on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Excavated shell midden on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Excavated stone remains in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Archeological artifacts on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Remains of excavated antique walls in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014
 Excavated walls of a stone house on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 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
 Remains of an excavation site (archeological dig) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Stone hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Erosion of a stone hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Pebbles in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Beach pebbles in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Remains of ancient settlement on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 1, 2015
 Remains of an archeological(?) camp in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Remains of a camp Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014
 Remains of archeological camp(?) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
 Remains of fishing nets(?) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015
 Line of beachrock stones remained from ancient ingenious intertidal stone fish trap at low tide in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Remains of a camp of archeologists(?) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Remains of archeological excavations in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014
 Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Ancient stone ruins in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
 Salt marsh overgrown mostly with jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Antique stone walls on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant Herniaria hemistemon (local name Ghebayra) growing in a depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Rocky tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Intertidal stone fish traps at northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at low tide. Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Rocky beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Mound of shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Blooming Zygophyllum qatarense in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Rusty car fragments on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Rusty vehickles on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Blooming milkweed Glossonema varians in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Blooming bush of desert thorn Lycium shawii in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Low limestone hills in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Low limestone cliffs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Texture of a hill top in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Stones on a hill top in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Surface of a hill top in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Flowers of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Mangrove trees at low tide in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Crab on a stony beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Erosion of beach limestone in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Ancient pottery on a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Black lichens on a hill top in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
 Close up of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Colony of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Flowers of Sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Mangroves in salt marshes, view from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Red succulent leaves of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Blooming Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Succulent leaves of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) 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
 Crushed shells of a sea snail Thais Savignyi from a shell midden in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Emerging flower of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Flowers of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Flowers of a desert heliotrope (turnsole, Heliotropium bacciferum, local name Ramram) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Flowers of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) emerging from sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Emerging flowers of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) at sunrise near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Blooming plant of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) at sunrise near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Flower spike of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Emerging flower of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) at sunrise near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Flower of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) appearing from sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Flower of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) growing from sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Beachrock near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
 Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mud creeper snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Various weeds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015
 Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Elk(?) shell in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
 Sea sponge at low tide on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Masses of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Mud creepers at low tide on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Mud creepers at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
 Purple shoot of parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth) emerging from sand on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
 Blooming Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, harm, hureim) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Grey mangroves (Avicennia marina, qurm, shourah) surrounded by aerial roots (pneumatophores) at low tide in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
 Rocky hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Hill slope on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Northern cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Old vehicles on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at low tide. Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum with dry flowers on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Limestone cliffs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Rocky beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Hill at sunrise in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Limestone cliffs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 1, 2015
 Silty depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Mangrove marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
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