Out of this world: See how Middle East destinations look from space

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  Tim Kopra tweeted this photo of the UAE in June 2016. Motorways connect Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Al Ain like thin gold chains. He said: “The UAE is one of the brightest places on the planet at night”. Courtesy ESA / Nasa

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  A satellite image taken from the International Space Station in February 2017 shows Doha and Bahrain in what Tim Copra calls “Earth Art”. Courtesy ESA / Nasa

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  A satellite image from the International Space Station shows the Alborz mountain range in Iran on the Caspian Sea. Tim Kopra tweeted the photo in March 2016. Courtesy ESA / Nasa

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  Astronaut Tim Peake posted this photo saying: “Can’t see the Pyramids with the naked eye from space but this is the view through an 800mm lens.” Courtesy ESA / Nasa

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  Cairo is photographed from the International Space Station in May 2016. Courtesy ESA / Nasa

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  Riyadh by night taken from the International Space Station and shared on Twitter by astronaut Tim Peake in May 2016. Courtesy ESA / Nasa

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  Astronaut Tim Peake shared this photo of Medina, Saudi Arabia, in May 2016 with the Majid Al Nabawi clearly visible from space. Courtesy ESA / Nasa

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  Tim Kopra shares a satellite imagine of a deep desert canyon in Yemen near Hadramout, taken in February 2016. Courtesy ESA / Nasa

A collection of images taken of the Middle East from the International Space Station and shared by astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake.