"Weather stations report large amounts of snow likely to be deepest around December, especially close to late December," according to the website Champion Traveler | Thunderstorms with moderate rain and strong winds are expected this week in Riyadh, the Eastern Province, Asir, Al-Baha, Jazan and Najran |
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The reaction to the video has been dominated by food jokes, "Dessert in the desert" being one such slogan, though others have compared the scene to something that you'd expect to see on the surface of Mars | Pristine snow in Tabuk area, northern Saudi Arabia where it holds a number of big development projects, heritage sites and tourist attractions |
Saudi Arabia has been seeing many incidents of snowfall this year, with videos circulating on social media showing camels covered in snow.
27The winter season in Tabuk stretches from December to February, and is reported to be popular with tourists because of its snowfall | And it isn't the only footage of the phenomenon that has made its way to social media over the past week, with another video showing a person playing with the sand-covered snow in Tabuk, a mountainous area in the northwestern region of the Gulf country |
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A remarkable video showing the aftermath of snow and dust storms in Saudi Arabia has set stomachs growling over social media, with many viewers likening the scene to a gargantuan tiramisu | The result does seem tasty," the popular severeweatherEU account wrote on |
Last week, social media was awash with video footage of camels being buffeted in blizzard-like conditions, which gave rise to a false claim that Saudi Arabia had not experienced snow in half a century.
Quite spectacular scenery with snow in the hills north of Saudi Arabia then blasted with a massive dust storm on top of the snow | |
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