Lost city of Ubar, Dhofar Governorate, Oman

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Atlantis of the Sands is the fictional name of a legendary lost city in the southern Arabian sands, claimed to have been destroyed by a natural disaster or as a punishment by God. The search for it was popularised by the 1992 book Atlantis of the Sands – The Search for the Lost City of Ubar by Ranulph Fiennes. Various names have been given to this city, the most common being Ubar, Wabar and Iram. (source: Wikipedia)

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Size: 3072px × 2050px
Location: Ubar, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Photo credit: © Grzegorz Gajewski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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