AL-MADAM, United Arab Emirates — Nestled in sand dunes an hour’s drive from the skyscrapers of Dubai, a desert village abandoned in the 1990s stands as an eerie relic of the rapid urbanization ...

Al Reef is a popular community on the outskirts ... and five-bedroom villas: Contemporary Village, Desert Village, Arabian Village, and Mediterranean Village. In the centre of the community ...

a desert village abandoned in the 1990s stands as an eerie relic of the rapid urbanization of the United Arab Emirates. Built in the 1970s to house semi-nomadic Bedouin, the village of al-Ghuraifa ...

a desert village abandoned in the 1990s stands as an eerie relic of the rapid urbanization of the United Arab Emirates. Built in the 1970s to house semi-nomadic Bedouin, the village of al-Ghuraifa ...

A house's entrance gate is buried under the sand at the Bedouin village of al-Ghuraifabout 100 km, 62 miles, southeast of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, July 9, 2023. Built-in the 1970s ...