 Ruins of Al Mafjar village, northern area near Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Stone walls remained from Al Mafjar village, northern area near Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) wading near Al Mafjar village, northern area near Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Abandoned villa at northern tip of Qatar in Khasooma area, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Mountain goat standing on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul), with Persian Gulf in background. Qatar, April 19, 2013
 Rocky shore of Persian Gulf in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
 Mud crab in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Abandoned cart in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
 Abandoned bathroom in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
 Abandoned greenhouse in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
 Abandoned electric shield in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
 Intertidal algal cyanobacterial mats in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Intertidal polygonally cracked algal cyanobacterial mats in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), juvenile lizard, found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
 Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), adult lizard, found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
 West Bay lights reflected in Persian Gulf from Corniche at evening. Doha, Qatar, April 26, 2011
 Mud creepers (mangrove whelk, brackish-water snail, gastropod mollusk, Terebralia palustris) in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Mangrove whelk (mud creepers, brackish-water snail, gastropod mollusk, Terebralia palustris) in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Close up of Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), juvenile lizard, found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
 Caper plant (Capparis spinosa) on steps of an abandoned stone house in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
 Ruins in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Old street in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Old house in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 The Pearl Qatar development (artificial island in Arabian, or Persian Gulf) under construction in northern Doha, with its eastern part (Viva Bahriyah/Viva Centrale) in the center. View from a window of a plane from Doha, Qatar to Houston, TX, March 16, 2010.
 Eggs of sea birds Sterna (terns) in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Stone house in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Stones on a beach in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Stone gates in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Stone piles in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Al Hussein Mosque in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Houses in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Stone walls in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Oil on beachrock near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Beachrock near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Cemetery of a fishing village of Al Mafjar on north-eastern coast in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Dusty lagoon in Khasooma area. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
 Tidal flats near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Stone walls in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Stone ruins in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Window frame in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Mosque minaret in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Door frame in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Stone ruins a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Stone ruins on a beach in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Mosque minaret in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Mosque at sunrise in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Ruins in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Stones near a beach in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Old tombs in a cemetery of a fishing village of Al Mafjar on north-eastern coast in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Tombs in a cemetery of a fishing village of Al Mafjar on north-eastern coast in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Some sand mounds in shallow water of salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Dusty boat on a beach in Khasooma area. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
 Ruins of a stone house in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Some stone shed in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 A street at sunrise in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Traditional colonnade (liwan) in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Stone wall at sunrise in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Stone ruins at sunrise in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Mangroves (Avicennia marina) with aerial roots (pneumatophores) in salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangroves (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Traditional columned peristyle (liwan) in a fishing village of Al Mafjar on north-eastern coast in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Window in a stone wall in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Intertidal stone fish traps near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Persian Gulf and West Bay from Corniche. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2011
 Mosque minaret and traditional colonnade (liwan) in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Dead mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) near a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Hewlett Packard computer monitor among trash on a beach near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
 Sand crab at low tide in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Small sand crab in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Small sand crab at low tide in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Small crab with blue claws in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Small crab in shallow water in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Beached dhow fishing boat in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Sand crab at low tide near its burrow in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Persian Gulf from limestone hill of Jebel Fuwairit. North-eastern Qatar, November 14, 2015
 Sinuous lines left behind in sand by a snake in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Snake tracks (sinuous lines) in sand in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Small crab with caviar taken from shallow water in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Traditional fishing boat dhow on a beach in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Qatar Natural History Group wading at low tide in Arabian (Persian) Gulf near Mesaieed, north from Doha. Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Ships in Arabian (Persian) Gulf, view from marina of Four Seasons Hotel. Doha, Qatar, January 31, 2010
 Small crab hiding in sand in shallow water in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Small crab with blue claws in shallow water in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Mesquite tree (Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis chilensis)(?) in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) surrounded by aerial roots (pneumatophores) at low tide near a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Grey mangroves (Avicennia marina) surrounded by aerial roots (pneumatophores) at low tide near a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Line of aerial roots (pneumatophores) of a mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) at low tide near a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Stingray(?) sand crater at low tide in Arabian (Persian) Gulf near Mesaieed, north from Doha. Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Small sea snails among linear leaves of narrowleaf seagrass Halodule uninervis in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Linear leaves of narrowleaf seagrass Halodule uninervis in shallow water in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Grey mangrove (Avicennia marina, qurm, shourah) surrounded by aerial roots (pneumatophores) at low tide near a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Excavations at al-Ruwaydah, a late Islamic site near Ruwais in northern Qatar, May 3, 2013
 Swarming honey bees at excavations at al-Ruwaydah near Ruwais in northern Qatar, May 3, 2013
 Murex snail (marine gastropod) Hexaplex kusterianus injecting sulphuric acid into a clam in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
 Close up of swarming honey bees at excavations at al-Ruwaydah near Ruwais in northern Qatar, May 3, 2013
 Nest of swarming honey bees at excavations at al-Ruwaydah near Ruwais in northern Qatar, May 3, 2013
 Stone building of the village school in ruined fishermen village of Al Jumail (Jemail, Jumayl), west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
 Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) touring excavations at al-Ruwaydah, a late Islamic site near Ruwais in northern Qatar, May 3, 2013
 Abandoned gardens in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014
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