So... I might get banned from Kuwait for making this...

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[GeographyNow]

What are the mysterious "dark lands" of Kuwait? - The answer still leaves some unsolved mysteries....

[rdgxq]

A Kuwaiti here, I was taught in elementary school that Kuwait used to be more green, but the plants faded because of 'desertification', which is caused by overgrazing. That's why fenced areas and nature reserves in Kuwait tend to be greener. We don't have grass everywhere like other countries, so shrubs in the desert are as clear as black dots on a white canvas. Fences are crucial to preserve them.

[harmweerts]

The fence keeps the animals away from the shrubs so they don't get eaten.

[thomascolauto]

Paul is slowly losing his minds about kuwait bushes

[tejoncita]

Barb just said "eh, might as well go and check" and he did a whole trip just to look at shrubbery and camels! 😊

[Asoom]

It was a pleasure meeting you and showing you around Kuwait Barbs! Looking forward to your next visit
-Osama

[juncapie]

Those fences blocking the background animals from grazing is probably at least part of why there's more plants.

[manban]

@11:50 excessive grazing thats your answer.

the whole Arabian peninsula used to look like the fenced area but drought, wood logging, and excessive grazing destroyed it

[ntatenarin]

0:22 This! I'll admit it gets annoying hearing these annoying sayings. "I didn't realize that it really is about the journey, not the destination!" "Wow, I discovered that people are nice in places that others may find intolerable, and isn't that what traveling is about?" "It's when you go out that you truly know who you are, and no one can take this valuable insight from me!"

[Tranquill]

I’m from Kuwait and to answer your question: yes, Kuwait was originally completely covered in shrub-lands instead of the beige hazy sand you see all over the country. My grandma even told me that the entire “desert” were basically a savanna before humans did human thing and turn it into this boring and utterly polluted landscape. Sorry grandma, but I have to leave. It’s hopeless in Kuwait

[THEREALMNQ]

as a kuwaiti subscriber thanks for making a vid about my country and hope its positive ( still did not see the whole vid )

(after watching the vid)

1- you are not getting banned from visiting kuwait.
2- its jaber al ahmad not jaber al ahmadi.
3- there is no kuwaiti that lives in the desert its only their livestock and maybe if they have a worker that helps manage them.
4- the reason for the dark spot is probably because there is no cars that drive over these sands for a lond time because they are protected by fences and the rest of kuwait does have fewer shrubs because we camp everywhere and to camp we drive our cars to look for a good spot to camp so by doing that the shrubs slowly get fewer and fewer. ( second reason fenced = no livestock eating shrubs )

thanks for visiting my country and i hope to see you visit more often. <3

[Robert-jidk]

I have a sneaking suspicion that you were looking at the reason why theres less shrubs. IE the camels.

They will eat pretty much any plant that isnt poisonous to them and trample everything else. Fairly common issue with the feral population here in Aus. If the fences in all those patches are that height it'd keep them out and that'd mean the plants could grow unobstructed.

[joseWeiss]

Fun fact: the image of those jets flying over the flaming oil fields in Kuwait is also an album cover for the war metal band kiloton for its album: silent wings of desolation

[Qaud-a]

It saddens me that no one is telling you the real answer 12:27, the reason for the fences around the shrubs is because there is a secret underground cave where the mushroom people live. We protect them because they assisted in putting out the fires during the gulf war.

[espenjohansen]

I love your attitude! "Lets go there and see with our own eyes". As a bicycle traveler its a spirit I understand.

[The_Humbugg]

Hey, long time Kuwaiti subscriber here (was here before you covered Kuwait even lol) and I want to say that dark patch that overlaps the mosque and has the Kabd Radio Station is most likely a government reserve EXPLICITLY for said radio station - the official radio office and another station are located in the dead center and that’s to make sure no other stations can mess with the broadcasting 👌

[nuzayerov]

I love how you take your Mom to these little adventures

[smashOsmash]

I live in Kuwait, and it would be hard to find someone here who doesn't believe in climate change, because the older generation has seen it with their own eyes. Basically, almost all of the Kuwaiti desert was like a fenced area, with shrubs and flora all across it. I believe a desert like Kuwait's is very sensitive to industrialization and cattle overgrazing.

[theghostinyourdreams]

The reason fenced areas have significantly more vegetation is due to something you have actually shown in the video; camel. Yes those lovely animals alongside other livestock (sheep, goat, etc.) eat away most of the vegetation unfortunately, but they don’t have access to fenced areas which is why fenced areas are greener/darker in Kuwait and neighboring countries, including the border (fenced zone is darker).

This issue has been on high alert in Saudi where the government has banned grazing in huge chunks of the desert which have already shown significant change in the few years since enforced.

[sabsloft]

I work there, its a radio transmission station, the shrubs is because the fenced of are may have untouched mines from the war, so no animals can herd and no people walk around so shrubs grow. Inside the fenced area is a couple transmitters and transmission stations, any other questions let me know. Enjoy