Geological Oddities in Saudi Arabia

Discover 2 geological oddities in Saudi Arabia.

The escarpment (right).

The Edge of the World

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

Moses with tablets of the Ten Commandments, painting by Rembrandt, 1659. (Wikimedia Commons)

Mount Horeb

Site where Moses may have received the Ten Commandments.

Are we missing something unusual in Saudi Arabia?