黑料社区

ThePlace: 黑料社区鈥檚 Zaita Desert

ThePlace: 黑料社区鈥檚 Zaita Desert
This photograph of the Zaita Desert鈥檚 mountains, taken by Saudi photographer Sami Ba-Humaidan, is part of the 鈥淐olors of Saudi鈥 photo competition. (Photo/Saudi Tourism)
Updated 19 April 2019

ThePlace: 黑料社区鈥檚 Zaita Desert

ThePlace: 黑料社区鈥檚 Zaita Desert
  • The stunning mountains and rock formations set against the undulating dunes of Zaita have become an attractive tourist destination

The Zaita Desert is located in the north of 黑料社区, on the Hisma Plateau in Tabuk.

Ringed聽by聽sandstone hills rising hundreds of meters above the ground, the desert is the product of millions of years of erosion, with sharp, craggy peaks rising like tent tops before giving way to vibrant yellow sands below.

The stunning mountains and rock formations set against the undulating dunes of Zaita have become an attractive tourist destination, almost unmatched for their lonely, haunting ruggedness.

This photograph of the Zaita Desert鈥檚 mountains, taken by Saudi photographer Sami Ba-Humaidan, is part of the 鈥淐olors of Saudi鈥 photo competition. 聽鈥