Oman's Empty Quarter, Ubar, etc

The empty quarter is part of the largest sand sea in the world. The 1st 2 pictures are of some dunes typical of the region.
The next 3 pictures are of the archaeological site of Shisr. Some consider this to be the lost city of Ubar, the Atlantis of the Sands. Ubar was an important node on the frankincense trading routes and was wealthy. It's likely that the site's demise was from depletion of the available water. The large pit in the 5th picture is thought to be the former well and is dry.
Around the edges of the empty quarter, agriculture has developed using pumped well water. These are very easy to see from the air but hard to photograph from the ground
Similarly, camel breeding is another local business. The next 3 pictures are of such an operation where we tasted camel's milk. Think cows milk, just a bit sweeter and less rich. It was quite good.
The last picture looks out away from the desert to where the mountains begin to drop down to the seamRead more