Hatred of the Chinese still courses through this arid land.

Former soldiers were settled in this area, and the arid land was developed.

A vast, arid land about three times the size of California, it is home to 10 million people.

As one goes further east, the Altiplano is an area of very dry arid land.

Opium has long been the currency of power in this arid land.

Persian gardens developed according to the needs of the arid land.

The wines that come from this arid land are no longer secrets, of course.

Now he saw his chance to follow the lead of Atatürk and transform the arid land.

But there were no brooks in this arid land.

The word is of Arabic origin and means the arid barren land.