(See Atlantis in popular culture) On a smaller scale, Arabia has its own legend of a lost city, the so-called "Atlantis of the Sands", which has been the source of debate among historians, archaeologists and explorers, and a degree of controversy that continues to this day. In modern times, the mystery of the lost city of Atlantis has generated a number of books, films, articles and web pages. Lawrence, the city is commonly also called Ubar, Wabar or Iram. Apart from the English name, coined by T. The search for it was popularised by the 1992 book Atlantis of the Sands – The Search for the Lost City of Ubar by Ranulph Fiennes.
A satellite photograph of southern Arabia showing suspected sites of a lost city.Ītlantis of the Sands refers to a legendary lost city in the southern deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, thought to have been destroyed by a natural disaster or as a punishment by God.
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