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Wa'aba Crater - Natural Wonder in Saudi Arabia


The Wahba Crater, largest of its kind in Middle east, is a spectacular and impressive site. The crater is approx. 2.5 km wide, and the cliffs drop steeply 270 meters to a flat base, in the centre of which is a huge salt pan. There has been much speculation as to the origin of crater. It is not known whether the crater was formed by a meteorite impact or by volcanic activity, in the form of an underground explosion.

Wahba crater is located between Makkah-Riyadh highway, approx. 250 km from Taif, travelling towards Riyadh. Leaving highway after Radwan (small town).

(Info Source: Desert tracks from Riyadh - Ionis Thompson, Desert track from jeddah - Patricia barbor)
Lava fields around Wa'aba Crater.jpg
Lava fields around Wa'aba Crater.jpg
Lava fields around Wa'aba Crater.jpg
Lava fields around Wa'aba Crater.jpg
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Lava fields around Wa'aba Crater.jpg
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Lava fields around Wa'aba Crater.jpg
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Green patches inside Wa'aba Crater walls.jpg
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19-Different shades inside crater.JPG
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01-Wahba Crater inside shades.JPG
01-Wahba Crater inside shades.JPG
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17-Shining Rocks insdie crater.JPG
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16-Shining Salt pan.JPG
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Goodbye Look.jpg
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Driving thru lava fields - IV.jpg
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Driving thru lava fields - II.jpg
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Black White combination - Lava field.jpg
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Driving thru lava fields - I.jpg
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Palm trees at edge of crater and lava fields in bg.jpg
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Road coming to crater during Sand Storm.jpg
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Sand Storm building up around area.jpg
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White-Brown-Green shades in bottom of crater.jpg
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Crater walls view.jpg
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Crater walls view from Southern ash cone.jpg
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Close-up - Nature artistry in bottom IV.jpg
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Close-up - Nature artistry in bottom II.jpg
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Close-up - Nature artistry in bottom I.jpg
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Old path to go down - Actual.jpg
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Old path to go down - Close up.jpg
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Close-up I southern bottom.jpg
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bottom of Southern ash cone.jpg
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Inside view of crater - Rocks Green with crater base.jpg
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Northern Ash cone crater walls.jpg
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Wahba Crater II.jpg
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White-Brown-Green shades in bottom of crater - II.jpg
White-Brown-Green shades in bottom of crater - II.jpg
White-Brown-Green shades in bottom of crater - II.jpg
Me and my son Ijlal - Qtr way down.jpg
Me and my son Ijlal - Qtr way down.jpg