Rub al Khali

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Rub al Khali, also known as the Empty Quarter, is one of the world’s largest continuous sand deserts, covering much of the southern Arabian Peninsula with vast dunes and extreme arid conditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf desert
erg
geographical region
sand desert
alsoKnownAs Empty Quarter
linked to: Rub al Khali
annualRainfall less than 50 millimeters
often less than 35 millimeters
area approximately 250000 square miles
approximately 650000 square kilometers
biome desert biome
borderedBy Hadhramaut region
linked to: Hadhramaut

Najd region
linked to: Najd

Oman Mountains (to the east, at some distance)
linked to: Oman Mountains
climate hot desert climate
hyper-arid
contains natural gas fields
oil fields
continent Asia
country Oman
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
economicActivity hydrocarbon extraction
limited pastoralism at margins
exploredBy Bertram Thomas
St. John Philby
Wilfred Thesiger
fauna desert-adapted reptiles
insects adapted to desert environment
small mammals adapted to arid conditions
feature interdune sabkhas
large sand seas
very high sand dunes
hasAlternativeName Ar-Rubʿ al-Khālī
linked to: Rub al Khali
hasLanguageRegion Arabic
highestDunesHeight over 250 meters
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
southern Arabian Peninsula
maximumTemperature above 50 degrees Celsius
minimumTemperature can fall near freezing in winter nights
nameMeaning the empty quarter in Arabic
notableFor extreme aridity
harsh living conditions
one of the world’s largest continuous sand deserts
sparse vegetation
partOf Arabian Desert
terrain gravel plains
salt flats
sand dunes
traditionalInhabitants Al Murrah tribe
Bedouin tribes
linked to: Bedouin communities

Mahnā tribe
linked to: Al Murrah tribe
vegetation very sparse xerophytic shrubs

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Arabian Peninsula contains Rub al Khali
Arabian Peninsula contains Empty Quarter
linked to: Rub al Khali
Arabian Desert hasPart Rub al Khali
Arabian Desert hasPart An Nafud Desert
linked to: Rub al Khali
Rub al Khali alsoKnownAs Empty Quarter
linked to: Rub al Khali
Rub al Khali hasAlternativeName Ar-Rubʿ al-Khālī
linked to: Rub al Khali
Southern Arabia borderedBy Rub al Khali Desert
linked to: Rub al Khali
Najd borders Rub al Khali
Ad Dahna Desert links Rub' al Khali
linked to: Rub al Khali
Ad Dahna Desert linkedDesertToSouth Empty Quarter
linked to: Rub al Khali
Ad Dahna Desert linkedDesertToSouth Rub' al Khali
linked to: Rub al Khali
Al-Ahsa Oasis locatedNear Rub' al Khali Desert
linked to: Rub al Khali
Shaybah oil field locatedIn Rub’ al Khali
linked to: Rub al Khali
Shaybah oil field locatedInDesert Empty Quarter
linked to: Rub al Khali
Wadi ad-Dawasir Governorate borderingFeature Rub al Khali Desert
linked to: Rub al Khali
Al Murrah tribe historicalTerritory Rub al Khali
Al Murrah tribe historicalTerritory Empty Quarter
linked to: Rub al Khali
Al Murrah tribe associatedDesert Rub al Khali
St. John Philby notableWork The Empty Quarter
linked to: Rub al Khali
Wilfred Thesiger traveledTo Rub' al Khali
linked to: Rub al Khali
Wilfred Thesiger traveledTo Empty Quarter
linked to: Rub al Khali
Najran nearbyGeographicFeature Rub al Khali Desert
linked to: Rub al Khali
Sharurah locatedInDesert Rub al Khali
Bertram Thomas traveledThrough Rub' al Khali
linked to: Rub al Khali
Nefud Desert separatedFrom Rub al Khali
Nefud Desert isNorthOf Rub al Khali
An Nafud separatedFrom Rub al Khali
An Nafud formsWith Rub al Khali