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PMR203-11 Israel, Negev Desert, Be'er Sheva: the centre, with the newly built (1985) Bank Hapoalim building. Be'er Sheva is the principal city of the Negev Desert region. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, Beersheba
PMR203-10 Israel, Negev Desert: ruins of Avdat, a city founded in the third century BC by the Nabateans at a fork in the caravan route. View of the fortifications on Avdat's hill, taken from the roof of a ruined Roman dwelling house. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, archeology, historical
PMR203-09 Israel, Negev Desert: ruins of Avdat, a city founded in the third century BC by the Nabateans at a fork in the caravan route. Outer room of a cave-dwelling in the base of Avdat's hill, dating from Nabatean times. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, archeology, historical
PMR203-08 Israel, Negev Desert: ruins of Avdat, a city founded in the third century BC by the Nabateans at a fork in the caravan route. Inner room of a cave-dwelling in the base of Avdat's hill, dating from Nabatean times. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, archeology, historical
PMR203-07 Israel, Negev Desert: ruins of Avdat, a city founded in the third century BC by the Nabateans at a fork in the caravan route. View of the surrounding countryside from Avdat's hill, with kibbutz plantations in the foreground. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, archeology, historical
PMR203-06 Israel, Negev Desert: ruins of Avdat, a city founded in the third century BC by the Nabateans at a fork in the caravan route. Remains of the nave columns of the Byzantine Chapel of St. Theodore, with the main apse. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, archeology, historical
PMR203-05 Israel, Negev Desert: ruins of Avdat, a city founded in the third century BC by the Nabateans at a fork in the caravan route. North apse of the Byzantine Chapel of St. Theodore. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, archeology, historical
PMR203-04 Israel, Negev Desert: Makhtesh Ramon, a 35-kilometre-long wall of a crater, 500 metres deep, caused by erosion, breached by a road at Mizpe Ramon. Now part of the Ramon National Park. Late afternoon view from the observatory and museum. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR203-03 Israel, Negev Desert: Makhtesh Ramon, a 35-kilometre-long wall of a crater, 500 metres deep, caused by erosion, breached by a road at Mizpe Ramon. Now part of the Ramon National Park. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR203-02 Israel, Negev Desert: Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, dedicated to the reintroduction of animals found in this area in biblical times, several being endangered species. Ibex (Capra ibex nubiana) are on the increase and can be found wild in several places Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, wildlife, antelopes, game
PMR203-01 Israel, Negev Desert: Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, dedicated to the reintroduction of animals found in this area in biblical times, several being endangered species. View of the reserve from the observation tower over a large and shady Acacia raddiana Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, wildlife, antelopes, game
PMR202-12 Israel, Negev Desert: Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, dedicated to the reintroduction of animals found in this area in biblical times, several being endangered species. Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx tao) Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, wildlife, antelopes, game
PMR202-11 Israel, Negev Desert: Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, dedicated to the reintroduction of animals found in this area in biblical times, several being endangered species. Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx tao) with a group of Somali Wild Asses (Equus asinus), the ancestors of the domestic donkey. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, wildlife, antelopes, game
PMR202-10 Israel, Negev Desert: Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, dedicated to the reintroduction of animals found in this area in biblical times, several being endangered species. Asiatic Wild Ass or Onager (Equus hemionus), the "swift ass". Not domesticable. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, wildlife, antelopes, game
PMR202-09 Israel, Negev Desert: Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, dedicated to the reintroduction of animals found in this area in biblical times, several being endangered species. Group of Ostriches (Struthio camelus) with Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, wildlife, antelopes, game
PMR202-08 Israel, Negev Desert: Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, dedicated to the reintroduction of animals found in this area in biblical times, several being endangered species. Ostriches feeding, with Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx tao) Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, wildlife, antelopes, game
PMR202-07 Israel, Negev Desert: Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, dedicated to the reintroduction of animals found in this area in biblical times, several being endangered species. Somali Wild Ass (Equus asinus) and male Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, wildlife, antelopes, game
PMR202-06 Israel, Negev Desert: Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, dedicated to the reintroduction of animals found in this area in biblical times, several being endangered species. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, wildlife, antelopes, game
PMR202-05 Israel, Negev Desert, Timna Valley National Park: view from the top of King Solomon's Pillars. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR202-04 Israel, Negev Desert, Timna Valley National Park: contorted rock formations rising high between the Pillars of King Solomon. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR202-03 Israel, Negev Desert, Timna Valley National Park: King Solomon's Pillars, red sandstone, 50 metres high. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR202-02 Israel, Negev Desert, Timna Valley National Park: cliffs forming the north-western boundary, with a tree in the foreground. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR202-01 Israel, Negev Desert, Timna Valley National Park: cliffs forming the north-western boundary. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR201-12 Israel, Negev Desert, Timna Valley National Park: typical landscape with different coloured rocks Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR201-11 Israel, Negev Desert, Timna Valley National Park: entrance to a copper mine, possibly dating from 4000 BC, the oldest known shaft-and-gallery mines. Another behind. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR201-10 Israel, Negev Desert: "The Arches", a natural feature in the sandstone cliffs in the Timna Valley National Park. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR201-09 Israel, Negev Desert: view of Timna Valley National Park, showing some of the rock formations of dark granite, red sandstone, and paler dolomite and limestone. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR201-08 Israel, Negev Desert: the Mushroom Rock of vivid red sandstone in the Timna Valley National Park. Nearby are a number of early copper smelting sites used by the Egyptians in 1400/1300 BC. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR201-07 Israel, Negev Desert: the Mushroom Rock of vivid red sandstone in the Timna Valley National Park. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR201-05 Israel, Negev Desert: late afternoon sun in the Shani river valley, about 30 km. from Eilat. Evening shadows on the colourful rocks of sandstone and limestone. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR201-04 Israel, Negev Desert: late afternoon sun in the Shani river valley, about 30 km. from Eilat. View along the Red Canyon, carved out by the river Shani. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR201-03 Israel, Negev Desert: late afternoon sun in the Shani river valley, about 30 km. from Eilat. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR571-10 Namibia: Namib Naukluft National Park: Euphorbia virosa is a plant which survives happily in almost waterless conditions.

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