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That is Ouda al-Salam, a Bedouin resident, and his camel, Bahr (his title means “sea” in Arabic — most likely as a result of camels are generally known as ships of the desert). This desert, with its bizarre rock formations, is the place Star Wars, The Martian and different motion pictures have been filmed, as a result of it actually does look otherworldly.
For many of the 12 months the bottom is, effectively — sand-colored. However within the late winter after the rains, the colour inexperienced erupts right here! (You possibly can see a line of it right here behind Salam and the sand.)
Once I visited in mid-February, the bottom was lined with spiky jointed anabis and tiny, tiny purple flowers utilized in cleaning soap and tea. The Bedouin say the spiky crops will be poisonous to camels — they put knitted muzzles on to stop them from consuming them. Desert truffles — a extra inexpensive cousin of the forest truffle — additionally pop up right here after the rain.
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