Star dunes - sometimes called pyramid dunes - stand out among sand dunes for their towering height and eye-catching form.

The Sahara Desert is on the far eastern edge of Morocco. You can actually see the border of Algeria from your camp! The name of these particular sand dunes is Erg Chebbi. Merzouga is a town right ...

This is the Sahara of dread. A waterless sea of sand and stone ... Ninety-five percent of Libya is desert, 20 percent is dunes, and not a single perennial river runs through it.

This intriguing astronaut photo shows around a dozen giant "star dunes" as they slowly dance across a sandy field near the edge of the Sahara desert ... windswept sand — or erg — covers ...

THERE'S a little-known beach in Italy that looks like the Sahara Desert. With huge golden sands ... of Italy” and has some of the highest sand dunes in Europe. Piscinas is surrounded by ...

The rugged and beautiful Greek island of Lemnos is home to a desert in the Gomati area, to the island's north.

Water rushing between the sand dunes of southern Morocco. In desert communities frequented ... have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent droughts.

Residents, seemingly resigned to their fate, speak of the desert ... the Sahara, are expanding at unprecedented rates and “sand seas” are being reactivated, with blowing dunes transforming ...

The desert offers a unique hiking experience, thanks to its dramatic rock formations and vast valleys. Trekkers can explore narrow canyons, climb towering cliffs, or simply enjoy the breathtaking ...