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Bookmark or Share- Rub' al Khali - WikipediaThe Rub' al Khali [note 1] (/ ˈ r ʊ b æ l ˈ k ɑː l i /; [1] Arabic: ٱلرُّبْع ٱلْخَالِي, [ar.rʊbʕ‿al.χaːliː]) or Empty Quarter is a desert [2] encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula.
- Rub’ al-Khali | Map, Location, Meaning, & Facts | BritannicaArabian Peninsula: Rubʿ al-Khali Sunset over the Rubʿ al-Khali ("Empty Quarter"), the largest portion of the Arabian Desert in the southern Arabian Peninsula. (more)
- Rub al Khali, Empty Quarter Of The Arabian Desert - WorldAtlasPart of the Arabian Desert, the Rub al-Khali, meaning ‘empty quarter’ in Arabic, is the largest region of continuous sand in the world, and the driest. It lies in a structural basin and stretches across an area of roughly 250,000 square miles (650,000 square kilometers.)
- Empty Quarter Desert - SaudipediaThe Empty Quarter Desert is the largest dune in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest sand surface in the world, covering an area of about 430,000 km2 within Saudi territory.
- Empty Quarter Desert in Abu Dhabi -- National GeographicRead an article by Carl Hoffman about the Empty Quarter desert in Abu Dhabi in this travel feature from National Geographic.
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