The desert nations of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan. The Nile River, Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea are contrasted by the desert nations of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan as the International Space Station orbits 254 miles above Africa. June 10, 2019, The Sinai Desert, Red Sea and Nile river all clearly discernible An optimised version of an original NASA image: Credit: NASA
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Madinah, Saudi Arabia - surrounded by three massive volcanic fields and situated on the Arabian Shield, a 540-million-year-old geological formation - is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the Arabian Peninsula. Madinah is the Middle Eastern nation's second holiest city in Islam with a population of about 1.6 million. A photograph taken from the International Space Station on 20 December 2025. An optimised version of an original NASA image: Credit NASA