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men chatting on an overlook in the Sarawat Mountains
July 18, 2016
Friends in High Places
While men chat on a perch in the Sarawat Mountains, sun rays create a dramatic sky over the valley below. Your Shot photographer Abdullrahman Almalki says the view “[overlooks] the city of Mecca,” Islam’s holy city.
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