At the top of the picture is a light blue but clear sky. In the middle of the picture is a very deep blue water formation surrounded on the top and bottom by barren rock. The rock formation at the side farthest away from where the picture is taken is perhaps 15 feet above the water level and appears to have the striations in the rock made by the water level that once covered the embankment. There is no sign of any growing plant life.   Back to Lake Layla Photo Page  

The picture above was taken in 1989 and demonstrates extremely well how much the water table of Lake Layla in Saudi Arabia had dropped.

Submitted by John Paul Jones of www.wastausa.com

This photograph is part of the Tour Saudi Arabia Photo Gallery

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