Photos from Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen

Ramlat as Saba'tayn, Marib, Yemen

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The paved road ends at Safir. We stopped to reduce tire pressure to 20 psi for off-road driving.	Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen	Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen
Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen	Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen	Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen
While I explore the dunes, Muhammad assumes his qat-chewing cigarette-smoking position all day in the shade of the truck.	Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen	Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen
Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen	a2929-marib	Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen
Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib	Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib	Muhammad explains to his army buddies and me why his 1983 Toyota Land Cruiser is more suitable for desert travel than some of the newer models.
On the way to the Bedouin village we ran into Muhammad’s army buddies whom I met five years ago in Thamud.	Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib	Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib
Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib	Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib	Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib
Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib	Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib	Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib
Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib	Al Hijla Bedouin Village, Marib

Sand and Camels, My trip to Marib, Yemen, March 2012
April 4, 2012 at 4:15 am | Permalink

[...] week I took a short trip to Ramalat as Saba’tayn in Marib just southeast of Safir. See photos from my earlier post. The desert area is part of the Empty Quarter, but it is not as desolate as one might think. In [...]