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Photograph by Karim Sahib, AFP/Getty Images

August 2014

Emirate of Abu Dhabi—As the sun sets on the Liwa region, local tribesmen lead their camels to a grazing area in neighboring Saudi Arabia. These shifting sands create huge crescent-shaped dunes, which move slowly and can reach 500 feet high.

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