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Categories: Abha
Abu Dhabi is one of the most modern cities in the world. It is the center of government and business life in the UAE. The architecture of its modern buildings and sky scrapers is the finest in the Middle East. The promotion of tourism and various tou...
Categories: Abu Dhabi
Ajman, 100 mi/160 km east of Abu Dhabi, is the smallest emirate in land area. It is mostly residential—sort of a suburban emirate. Many people who work in neighboring Sharjah and Dubai live there. Interesting activities include watching dhows being b...
Categories: Ajman
About a one-and-a-half-hour drive (90 mi/145 km) south of Dubai, the refreshing oasis city of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, whose name means "The Eye," is well worth a visit. It is the largest inland city of the Abu Dhabi EmirateSupplied with water b...
Categories: Al Ain
Categories: Al Bidiyah
Al Gharbia represents 51% of the land mass in the United Arab Emirates and boarders Saudi Arabia and Qatar. It is home to the world’s highest sand dunes and hosts the rarest wildlife in the United Arab Emirates. This oasis contains a wealth of ...
Categories: Al Gharbia
Categories: Al Wajh
Categories: Ao Nang
Categories: Ar Ras al Abyad
Categories: Arabian Desert
This mountainous region in southwestern Saudi Arabia, located about 510 mi/820 km southwest of Riyadh, is a good place to see traditional Saudi life and to get away from the heat. It's a popular vacation area for Saudis—it can get quite crowded in th...
Categories: Asir
Categories: Bab Al Shams
Categories: Ban Laem Sak
Categories: Dammam
On the Persian Gulf 250 mi/402 km northeast of Riyadh and not far from the island kingdom of Bahrain, Dhahran is the petroleum capital of Saudi Arabia. Dhahran's air base was of strategic importance during the Gulf War. It is also near the site of a ...
Categories: Dhahran
Categories: Dhiba Port
Categories: Duba
Dubai is a member of the United Arab Emirates, the cluster of sheikdoms along the Arabian Sea. Located at the crossroads between East and West, the emirate's long-standing trading tradition has for centuries brought visitors from throughout the Middl...
Categories: Dubai
The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve is the first national park in the United Arab Emirates. It was created to conserve the natural desert habitat and protect the endangered species and flora and fauna of Dubai. Many species can be viewed in this so...
Categories: Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
Categories: Empty Quarter
Categories: Farasan Islands
Fujairah, with a stunning setting of wide sandy beaches set against a backdrop of the rugged Haijar mountains, is an emirate of contrasts, attracting slowly a growing number of visitors, especially those in search of a different kind of “sun, sea and...
Categories: Fujairah
Categories: Gaasbeek Castle
Located in the Nafud Desert 400 mi/625 km northwest of Riyadh, Hail, Saudi Arabia, was the home of the Rashid family, who contested the Saud family for control of the country. It merits half a day to see the market and the ruined Rashid palace and mo...
Categories: Hail
Built in the foothills of the Hajar mountains, Hatta (about 60 mi/100 km from Dubai), United Arab Emirates, is a pretty oasis town in the emirate of Dubai. It's filled with traditional local architecture, including the Juma Mosque, built in 1780. But...
Categories: Hatta
Categories: Hofuf
This oasis town is located in the black volcanic desert of northwestern Saudi Arabia, about 30 mi/48 km from the Jordanian border in an area known as Qurrayat al Milh. Ithra merits an hour-long visit if you are in the area. The town's main attraction...
Categories: Ithra
Categories: Jazan
Although it's definitely a modern metropolis, Jeddah is also the most interesting and friendly of Saudi Arabia's big cities. Jeddah is centered on Al-Balad, the strip of buildings along its coast road and the old city directly behind them. Jeddah has...
Categories: Jeddah
This town, located 325 mi/525 km southeast of Jeddah, gets its name from the market that was traditionally held there every Thursday (Khamis means "Thursday" in Arabic, and Khamis Mushayt means "the Thursday market" of the Mushayt clan). Khamis lies ...
Categories: Khamis
Khor al Fakkan is a popular spot, surrounded by huge mountains and attractive beaches. It features coral outcrops suitable for diving and snorkeling.
Categories: Khor al Fakkan
Categories: King Abdullah Port
Categories: Koh Klang
One of Thailand's most beautiful destinations, Krabi is a tropical paradise with miles of coastline, beautiful greenery and water sports. Still relatively untouched, it remains a haven for snorkelers, divers and climbers with its white beaches, ...
Categories: Asia Pacific > South East Asia > Thailand
This town, located 375 mi/600 km northwest of Jeddah, is visited primarily for its ancient Nabataean rock tombs, which have links to the extensive ruins at Petra, in Jordan. Allow an hour to see the archaeological site, but spend a long day in the ar...
Categories: Mada In Salih
Categories: Masafi
The birthplace of Muhammad, Mecca (the name means "blessed") is the holiest city of Islam and is the destination of Muslims making the sacred hajj (pilgrimage) from throughout the world. Normally a city of about 1.5 million people, Mecca's population...
Categories: Mecca
The city of Medina, located 200 mi/320 km north of Jeddah, has a population of more than 1 million. Its name means "radiant," and it is the second-holiest city of Islam. Muhammad is buried there. Only Muslims are permitted to visit it. There are seve...
Categories: Medina
Categories: Najran
Categories: Port Rashid
Categories: Qasr al Sarab
Categories: Qassim
A predominantly Shi'ite town on the Persian Gulf, around 250 mi/400 km northeast of Riyadh, Qatif has a lovely market and friendly people. Many of its buildings date back 300-400 years, though some have been vandalized by souvenir hunters. Because of...
Categories: Qatif
Categories: Rab
Well-kept, flawless white beaches, dramatic deserts and the soaring Hajjar Mountains all serve as backdrop to Ras Al Khaimah, near Dubai.
Categories: Ras Al Khaimah
Categories: Red Sand Beach
Once a small desert oasis, this capital city is modern, yet it blends in well with the surrounding desert. Riyadh, which means "the gardens," is a fairly compact city, and most parts of it can be seen on foot except during the blast-furnace heat of t...
Categories: Riyadh
In Saudi Arabia's northern region, about 550 mi/885 km north of Mecca, Sakakah is an excellent base for viewing area sights. South of town are the ancient standing stones of Rajajil. Just to the west, near the town of Al Jawf, you'll find the magnifi...
Categories: Sakakah
Sharjah is located only 20 kilometres from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. This destination is one of the major states in the country and was declared the Arab Capital of Culture back in 1998. There is so much to do and see in Sharjah, this includ...
Categories: Sharjah
Sie Bani Yas is an island located off the southwestern coast of Abu Dabi. This desert island is one of the largest of the eight islands belonging to the Emirate. It is home to one of the oldest archeological Christian sites; here you will find a 4000...
Categories: Sir Bani Yas
Categories: Sumela Monastery
Taif, Saudi Arabia, located 124 mi/200 km east of Jeddah and 65 mi/105 km east of Mecca, is a summertime destination for those who wants to escape the Riyadh heat. The government-in-exile of Kuwait was located there during the Iraqi occupation of its...
Categories: Taif
This small emirate 105 mi/170 km northeast of Abu Dhabi has no major attractions, but it could be interesting to explore for a day. The town of Umm Al Quwain sits on a peninsula and has an old fort, a mosque and a few watchtowers. The other major tow...
Categories: Umm Al Quwain
Categories: Yanbu