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Uploaded by on Oct 10, 2008

Me and the kids out on the singing sand dunes near Doha in Qatar. The vibrating sound you hear is the sound they make when you slide down them.

The sand was SCORCHING hot and I don't know how my kids could stand it.

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  • The dunes apparently are fickle, I was told that the time of the year makes a difference in their sound production. Humidity, temp, ect. You might have just gone at a bad time of the year. Maybe I can make a video on how to get to the dunes I go to.

  • According to Wiki and National Geographic, the sound ONLY occurs when the sand is hot. No luck going in the spring.

  • @freestuffin2012 That is something I didn't know! Thanks for the info, going to have to tell my mother to come out here in the summer instead of the winter then.

  • couldn't you wear shoes or sandals or something to stop your feet from burning?

  • Well, to be honest it was a bad idea going out there in the summer in the first place. I was new to Qatar and didn't know that the days can reach over 50c.

    You can wear shoes but then your feet will burn up and sweat loads, sandals let the sand in and it has the same effect as going barefoot, actually its worse and I think its the reason the Arabs go barefoot for the most part when in the desert.

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  • Where is this located. I went to that place as well, but nothing was singing. I followed the co-ordinates given in marhaba. Do you have any other co-ordinates?

  • Looks like a good time

  • @jetaimemina ...... you are a regular bag of laughs buddy.....

  • Amazing! Thanks for posting!

  • The dune doesn't take long to climb, couple of minutes if you are in half decent shape. One side is a long gradual incline and the backside is steep.

    We went there in the summer but now in the winter it might be too cold to go, try early spring.

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