From the Persian Gulf to the Dubai Desert, explore the United Arab Emirates with this week’s Around the World in a Lightbox. Here are a few of our favorite images from the Arabian Peninsula. To see the rest of the Around the World in a Lightbox: UAE, click here.

 Palm Islands | Marat Dupri

 Dubai Market | Aguaviva

Burj Al Arab | hainaultphoto

Interior of Burj Al Arab | hainaultphoto

Dubai Desert | hainaultphoto

Dubai Skyscrapers |  Philip Lange

To view the entire Around the World in a Lightbox series, visit the links below:

• Australia
• Turkey
• Iceland
• India
• Tanzania
• Japan
• England
• Cambodia