Near East, True Colour Satellite Image. Near East, true colour satellite image. The deserts (light brown) of Saudi Arabia dominate this image. The Persian Gulf (upper right) and the Red Sea (lower centre) border the Arabian Peninsula that has mountains (dark brown) on its western coast. The River Nile (lower center) has a delta on Egypt's Mediterranean Sea coast, south of the island of Cyprus. Israel's coast (green) is below and right of Cyprus. Across top, mountains make up Iran (right) and Turkey (left). A green area (upper centre) lies in Iraq. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites.