The Saudi Arabian well with connections to a Babylonian King - in pictures

Hadaj Taima is one of the largest wells in the Arabian Peninsula

Hadaj Taima in the north-west Saudi Arabia is the most famous well in the kingdom and served as a thirst-quenching ground for myriads of travellers from ancient times. SPA

Hadaj Taima, the famous well in the north-west Saudi Arabia was thought to be built in about 1000BC by the Babylonian King Nabonidus. SPA

There are 40 mihala or wooden wheel around Hadaj well by which camels draw water which in turn are driven through canals for irrigation and other purposes. SPA

Hadaj Taima, the spring-fed well is 12 metres deep, and its stone mouth 13 metres in diameter. SPA

The plain ground is where the camels stand in a line to draw water from the well. SPA

Hadaj well, near Tayma city centre in the north-west Saudi Arabia is considered one of the largest wells in the Arabia Peninsula. SPA

More from The National:

How to find all of Dubai's Al Qudra desert lakes: from Love Lake to Crescent Moon Lake

The abandoned village of Al Madam in Sharjah - in pictures

Behind the scenes with Al Ain Zoo's rhinos and cheetahs

'The Humans': Watch this timelapse video of a giant mural going up next to Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi's Yas Island

Dubai-bred shark pups released in Arabian Gulf in conservation programme