The AlUla valley, where Dadan stood, had water in abundance—both ground water and surface flows of seasonal rains off the surrounding mountains, collected and stored for use during dry months.

This is particularly true for AlUla. Probably the country’s most well-known destination, this ancient desert city in the north-west of the country is nestled within a diverse and evocative landscape ...

The theme for Desert X AlUla 2024 – on until 23 March, the latest land art exhibition from the California-founded Desert X organisation – is making the invisible visible, with the title ‘In the ...