Al-Ḥammād

Al-Hamad is a broad stony plateau in the deserts of northern Arabia, east and north of the black volcanic fields of Harrat al-Harrah. Its surface is largely level, interrupted by low hills and shallow drainage channels that end in local depressions. Rain is scarce, and the open horizon stretches across a country of gravel and rock. The plateau forms part of the desert transition toward Jordan and the Syrian lands.