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When water and land meet, the most
amazing images are produced – un-
matched even by the most creative
visions of an artist. One of the most im-
pressive examples of the creative power
of water is Khor al Adaid in southern
Qatar. Ebb and flow pass through a strait
measuring ten kilometres long and just
600 metres wide, which flows into a
shallow inland lake. The flow forces are
powerful, forming a lagoon landscape
with a permanently changing face.
The estuary of Khor al Adaid resembles
the wide-spreading branches of a tree
in its shape and colour. A unique ecosys-
tem has developed over thousands
of years where the sand dunes of the
Rub al-Chali desert – up to 70 metres
high – merge with the saltwater of the
Persian Gulf.
Like a work of art