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Sascha Pare

Al Naslaa rock: Saudi Arabia's enigmatic sandstone block that's split perfectly down the middle

A person dressed in white stands in front of the Al Naslaa Rock Formation. The formation consists of two stone blocks on small pedestals with a fine, perfectly straight gap between them.
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Name: Al Naslaa Rock Formation

Location: Tayma Oasis, Saudi Arabia

Coordinates: 27.22945094566651, 38.57172918119734

Why it's incredible: The rock formation is split cleanly down the middle as if cut by a laser.

The Al Naslaa Rock Formation is a landmark in the Saudi Arabian desert formed of two big blocks of sandstone separated by a mysterious, pencil-thin gap. The gap is almost perfectly straight and smooth, dividing what was once a massive rock into symmetrical twins.

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