Al Zaytah area is noted for the rugged beauty of its ancient sandstones carved by time into fantastic landscapes
Wadi Al Zaytah
Medium: 14kb This photograph illustrates the deeply carved and eroded sandstone hills of Al Zaytah with a cloud-filled sky as backdrop. |
Next stop, Jordan
Medium: 17kb The image above shows the road leaving the Al Zaytah area. |
Wadi Rum
Medium: 21kb This picture shows the ancient sandstone cliffs carved by millions of years of running water. | |
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Wadi Al Zaytah, Saudi Arabia is in the extreme NW corner of the country, near the Jordanian border. The area is filled with beautiful mountains of Paleozoic sandstones like those seen at Petra, Jordan. For more information: Wikipedia: Petra
Wadi Rum is located in Jordan and was described by T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) as "Vast, echoing and God-like", and acclaimed by many as one of the most stunning desertscapes in the world. Wadi Rum is where the desert scenes of the movie 'Lawrence of Arabia' were filmed and the movie remains one of the prime sources for Westerners of what the landscape of Saudi Arabia is like.
Assistance in geological information from Nestor Sander author of the 5 star rated and personally recommended 'Ibn Saud: King by Conquest'.
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph by T.E. Lawrence This is the exciting and highly literate story of the real Lawrence of Arabia, as written by Lawrence himself, who helped unify Arab factions against the occupying Turkish army, circa World War I. Lawrence has a novelist's eye for detail, a poet's command of the language, an adventurer's heart, a soldier's great story, and his memory and intellect are at least as good as all those. Lawrence describes the famous guerrilla raids, and train bombings you know from the movie, but also tells of the Arab people and politics with great penetration. Moreover, he is witty, always aware of the ethical tightrope that the English walked in the Middle East and always willing to include himself in his own withering insight. |
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Lawrence himself had little wish to be remembered as a war hero: he could hardly bear to think about his wartime role. His enduring ambition was to be a writer. He once confessed his hope that, "in the distant future, if the distant future deigns to consider my insignificance, I shall be appraised rather as a man of letters than a man of action." For more information about T.E. Lawrence visit • T. E. Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia.