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Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.

A phenomenon that appears to make gravity work in reverse has been attributed to jinn, supernatural spirits from Arabian folklore.

It's believed human settlements from the Palaeolithic Age were established not far from this canyon.

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

A nearly abandoned Jewish settlement perched atop a hill in the heart of Yemen.

One of Yemen’s oldest and most beautiful mosques was named for the incredible, historical queen buried inside it.

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

This impressive system of tanks was used to store drinking water as long as 2,000 years ago.

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

Traditional architecture and ancient irrigation systems are on display in this gorgeous mountain village.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.