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Abu Fanous

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Abu Fanous is a mysterious light seen by travelers in the Arabian desert, appearing as an orb or headlight like glow at dawn or at night, moving unpredictably and, according to the stories told about it, luring people away into remote areas before vanishing. In Arabic and Islamic folklore it is explained as a jinn, but a proposed natural explanation involves gases escaping from the Earth's crust and igniting on contact with air to produce a glow. Neither account has been confirmed, and the phenomenon remains scientifically unexplained. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Saudi Arabia 1
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Read from this phenomenon's own Wikipedia article (Abu Fanous); earth5 pass discipline judgment: Geophysics.

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1. Abu Fanous (Wikidata)
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located in Saudi Arabia
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Abu Fanous (Wikipedia)
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Abu Fanous (Arabic: أبو فانوس) is a mysterious light phenomenon observed by travellers in the Arabian desert, mainly the Eastern Province, Riyadh, Najd, Rub' al-Khali and the Gulf.
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