Free Desert Pictures: 30 Photos of Sand, Dunes, Canyons and Camels
30 free desert pictures from the BigFoto library: the red sand and sandstone mountains of Wadi Rum in Jordan, the rock-cut city of Petra, the bare hills of the Judean Desert above the Dead Sea, the pyramids of Giza at the edge of the Sahara, dunes by the sea, and camels from Lanzarote to the Tunisian island of Djerba.
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Wadi Rum and the Jordanian desert
Wadi Rum in southern Jordan is a valley of red sand between sandstone and granite mountains, crossed by jeeps and still home to Bedouin camps. The road from Amman to the south runs past desert castles like Qasr Kharana.
Petra
The Nabataeans carved Petra into the rose-red cliffs of a desert canyon about 2,000 years ago; camels still wait in front of the Treasury.
The Judean Desert and the Dead Sea
East of Jerusalem the land drops in bare, dry hills to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on land. Masada stands on a mesa at the desert’s edge.
Egypt
The pyramids of Giza on the edge of the desert west of Cairo, and dry rock hills along the Nile valley.
Dunes and sand
Wind-shaped dunes on the Cape coast of South Africa and on Djerba, sand meeting water, and a desert rose: a rosette of gypsum crystals that forms in desert sand.
Camels
Camel trains on the volcanic slopes of Timanfaya on Lanzarote, camels and their owners on Djerba in Tunisia, and a line of riders crossing the sand.
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Questions about these desert photos
Can I use these desert pictures for free?
Yes, for personal and commercial projects. All we ask is a link back to BigFoto.com; the box at the top of the page has a credit link you can copy.
Where were these desert photos taken?
Most are from Jordan (Wadi Rum and Petra) and Israel (the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea); the others are from Egypt, Lanzarote, the Tunisian island of Djerba and the coast of South Africa.
