latimes:

For an American pilgrim in Saudi Arabia, a discovery of fellowship: Joining Muslim faithful from around the globe, and sharing in the rituals of ages, brings joy — and reflection. (Psst… this is a first-person account from our assistant copy chief!)

Photo: In Mecca, a crush of Muslims can be seen circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, in the early morning. Credit: Rubaina Azhar / Los Angeles Times

Hajj

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justbesplendid:

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poptech:

Stunning time-lapse imagery from Terje Sorgierd.

This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide. Spain´s highest mountain @(3718m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s best observatories.

nationalgeographicdaily:

Oil Refinery, Ras Tanurah, Saudi Arabia

Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie

Gas flares fire the night at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanurah refinery, north of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.  Each day sparkling towers here produce more than half a million barrels of refined petroleum, the largest output of any refinery in the Middle East.

lickystickypickyme:

This makes you long for the days we did not instantly wonder if it was Photoshopped or Lightroomed.

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