1. Earthshots
  2. Wadi As-Sirhan Basin, Saudi Arabia
  3. Tubarjal
Description

The increasing use of center-pivot irrigation matches the population growth of the city of Tubarjal. The city expands spatially in these images, and its current population is over 40,000. The 2013 and 2016 images show that more highways and roads have been built to accommodate this growth. The highway that runs toward the northwest leads to the smaller town of Al’Isawiyah.

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Location

Feb. 2, 1986, Landsat 5 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Feb. 2, 1986, Landsat 5 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Feb. 24, 1991, Landsat 5 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Feb. 24, 1991, Landsat 5 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Mar. 4, 2000, Landsat 7 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Mar. 4, 2000, Landsat 7 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Feb. 25, 2003, Landsat 7 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Feb. 25, 2003, Landsat 7 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Aug. 23, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Aug. 23, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Feb. 21, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Feb. 21, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Mar. 14, 2018, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Mar. 14, 2018, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

March 3, 2020, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

March 3, 2020, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Feb. 2, 1986, Landsat 5 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia
Feb. 24, 1991, Landsat 5 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia
Mar. 4, 2000, Landsat 7 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia
Feb. 25, 2003, Landsat 7 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia
Aug. 23, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia
Feb. 21, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia
Mar. 14, 2018, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia
March 3, 2020, Landsat 8 (path/row 172/39) — Tubarjal, Saudi Arabia

Wadi As-Sirhan Basin, Saudi Arabia Additional Imagery & Stories

Fossil Water
Fossil Water

The water that is used to grow these crops dates back to the last ice age. Known as fossil water, it has been buried deep underground for about 20,000...