In recent years, a shining city grew in the desert of Dubai on and even off -- the Gulf coast.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

She wanted to fly with the Army to North Africa, where the allies were fighting German troops in the desert.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

And,in the summer, the temperature in the desert in Black Canyon could reach as high as forty-eight degrees Celsius.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

He performed the one-man play called "The King of the Desert" at a small historic theater in Hollywood.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

Americans know about them mainly from a history of use as pack animals in Arizona and other areas of the desert Southwest.

VOA: special.2010.02.16

He loaded the motorcycle with extra cans of fuel and water and began his trip across the desert.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

Now,he is trying to help people grow trees and plants in the desert -- and save water.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

A watercolor by the Saudi artist Fahda Bint Saud shows three women sitting in the desert.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

Carlsbad Caverns National Park contains more than one hundred caves below the surface of the desert.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

In "The King of the Desert" he plays members of his family and other characters.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

The blue of the ocean and the yellow of the desert flashed through his brain.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

The Grand Canyon was cut into the desert floor beginning thousands of years ago.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

The desert sand around the well had melted into glass from the extreme heat.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

The violent water cut hundreds of meters deep into the desert floor of Arizona.

VOA: special.2009.08.12