The crescent moon lake in the Al Qudra Desert, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
The crescent moon lake in the Al Qudra Desert, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
The crescent moon lake in the Al Qudra Desert, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
The crescent moon lake in the Al Qudra Desert, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

The beauty of the UAE: Desert


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Victor Besa / The National
Victor Besa / The National

Sunset at the Tal Mureeb dunes in Liwa, Empty Quarter, Abu Dhabi.

Chris Whiteoak / The National
Chris Whiteoak / The National

The town of Qo'a, a Bidoon community on the Abu Dhabi-Oman border.

Victor Besa / The National
Victor Besa / The National

Near the Qutuf watchtower which guarded the southern approaches to settlements in the central part of the Liwa Crescent, inhabited by the Mahadhar, in Abu Dhabi.

Reem Mohammed / The National
Reem Mohammed / The National

Sunrise at a camp set up in Dubai’s desert.

Pawan Singh / The National
Pawan Singh / The National

The crescent moon lake in the Al Qudra Desert, Dubai.

Victor Besa / The National
Victor Besa / The National

Near the Qutuf watchtower in the Liwa Crescent, Abu Dhabi.

Chris Whiteoak / The National
Chris Whiteoak / The National

Al Madam buried ghost village, Sharjah.

Pawan Singh / The National
Pawan Singh / The National

Desert landscape at sunset in Ajman.

Pawan Singh / The National
Pawan Singh / The National

Beauty of the desert landscape in Ajman.

Pawan Singh / The National
Pawan Singh / The National

Early morning fog in the desert in Al Badayer, Sharjah.

Updated: November 27, 2021, 7:40 AM