the Tree of Life, a 400 year-old ghaf tree in the Bahrain desert. It is unclear how it survives in the arid climate; it is the subject of many legends

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Location: Jebel Dukhan, Bahrain
Photo credit: © Hugh Mitton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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