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When water and land meet, the most
amazing images are produced –
unmatched even by the most creative
visions of an artist. One of the most
impressive 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
ecosystem 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