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The Glossary
Al-Khamasin Travel Guide
Sited in the forbidding landscape of the Empty Quarter is Al-Khamasin or Wadi Al-dawasir, an Arabian Bedouin town renowned for its bachoor or incense and camel. Al-Khamasin is also the home of the Al-Dawasir, Arabia’s largest tribe. During the height of spring, the landscape of Al-Khamasin bursts into a bottle green spectacle, drawing caravans of camels and hordes of visitors from different corners of the globe.
Silk Road history
In the ancient times, the town served as a Silk Route of several caravans coming all the way from Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates. Apart from being a trading post, the place has been useful as a resting point before visitors head to the Empty Quarter, where they can get a glimpse of sand dunes shaped in dreamlike forms and are naturally sculpted to rise to over 250 meters.
Tribal culture
The virtually unexplored villages of the town are where visitors can see a mixture of different tribes, which descended from the Dawasir clan. The Al-Dawasir tribes are known for their wealth, power and leadership. They are the ones who gave birth to other cities like Al-Khobar, Ahsa, Zubara and Kuwait City.
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