
PA26 · Southwest Asia & North Africa · Sahara & Arabia
Red Sea, Arabian Deserts & Salt Marshes
The Arabian Peninsula is a vast desert of dunes, gravel plains and mountains, with coral reefs in the Red Sea and Gulf. Bedouin pastoral and oasis cultures have adapted to its extreme heat.
Countries and territories: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Egypt. See it on One Earth
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Activities on the ground
- Permaculture Design Certificate Course, Greening the Desert (November 2026) · Course · 8–19 Nov 2026 · Greening the Desert Project, South Shouna
- Two-week Permaculture Internship, Greening the Desert · Programme · 22 Nov – 3 Dec 2026 · Greening the Desert Project, South Shouna