MysteriousMiddleEast

From the mid-2000s to the late 1900s, and possibly for millennia before, the area around Lake Van has experienced numerous paranormal disturbances, UFO sightings, Djinn encounters, disappearances, and deaths, many of which were captured on camera. Could the offspring of this ancient horror be a sea creature that tradition claims can destroy the world? Is it still there today?

Is there evidence of a lost city of ancient giants hidden beneath The Empty Quarter, bordering Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman? The Quran, Hadith, and archaeological findings all suggest that this might be fact, not mythology.

Could the Necronomicon be real or is it just a fantasy? Over the last 1000 years five infamous books have appeared across the world claiming to be able to harness real magic. Where does the line between real magic and literary Orientalism rest?

Welcome to the X Files of the Middle East, North Africa and its immediate neighbors.