Nafud al-Haradub* نفود الحردوب
Nafud (sand desert) in Qassim Region · 39 km north of Buraidah بريدة
No visible spring around it now
Latest image: 9–16 October 2026 · 28 Rabi' al-Akhir – 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH, updated nightly.
Night sky there: Moderate (estimate, from night lights) · Darkest nights ahead, around the new moon: 7–11 November 2026 · 27 Jumada al-Ula – 1 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH · Where to see the stars?
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Original Arabic page: نفود الحردوب
Watch the place turn green
11 September 2017 – 12 February 2026 · 20 Dhu al-Hijjah 1438 – 24 Sha'ban 1447 AH
About 10×10 km around the place (ring in the centre), each season: September, then February.
Satellite imagery, not on-the-ground photography.
When does Nafud al-Haradub usually green?
From satellite imagery since 2002
When does Nafud al-Haradub usually green?
From satellite imagery since 2002It sometimes greens from January to March; greened in 8 of the last 24 years.
- Latest season it greened: November 2024 – April 2025 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1446 AH), 4 of 6 months.
Seasons it greened
| Season | Months it greened |
|---|---|
| November 2005 – April 2006 (Ramadan 1426 – Rabi' al-Akhir 1427 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| November 2008 – April 2009 (Dhu al-Qa'dah 1429 – Jumada al-Ula 1430 AH) | 3 of 6 |
| November 2009 – April 2010 (Dhu al-Qa'dah 1430 – Jumada al-Ula 1431 AH) | 3 of 6 |
| November 2015 – April 2016 (Muharram – Rajab 1437 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| November 2018 – April 2019 (Safar – Sha'ban 1440 AH) | 3 of 6 |
| November 2022 – April 2023 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Shawwal 1444 AH) | 1 of 6 |
| November 2023 – April 2024 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Shawwal 1445 AH) | 4 of 6 |
| November 2024 – April 2025 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1446 AH) | 4 of 6 |
Access and the rules of the place
- Nearest village: Masharafah* مشرفة, 10 km; then Al-Batin* البطين (16 km), Al-Tarafiah* الطرفية (17 km).
- Nearest camping site in the Center’s guide: Mutanazzah al-Qasim al-Watani* متنزه القصيم الوطني (Buraidah governorate بريدة), 21 km southeast.
Before you go: cars, reserves and camping
- Do not drive into a rawdah or faydah (meadow); leave your car on the road and walk, and keep away from wadi beds.
- Camping in reserves and vegetation-cover land requires a permit; violations are fined. Rules and fines
Nearby destinations
Direct distance
Nearby destinations
Direct distance- Rawdat Umm Zahar* روضة أم زهر 7 km southwest
- Rawdat al-Dwiah* روضة الدوية 7 km west
- Rawdat Talah al-Hamad* روضة طلاح الحماد 16 km southwest
- Rawdat al-Nahabah* روضة النهابة 17 km west
- Rawdat Umm al-Afa'i* روضة أم الأفاعي 19 km southwest
- Rawdat Umm al-Qawam* روضة أم القوام 21 km south
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