Vast desert in the Arabian peninsula, extending from central Saudi Arabia S to Yemen and E to the United Arab Emirates and Oman. It is also known as the Great Sandy Desert or Empty Quarter.
Rub' al Khali
| Geography: Rub' al Kha·li |
[ʹrəb ͵älʹkälē]
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 | Empty Quarter |
| Great Sandy Desert |
| Rub al Khali (desert region) |
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- Great Sandy Desert
- Rub al Khali (desert region)
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- Yemini Tribe
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- Hadramawt
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- Al Sudayri Family
- Saudi Arabia (country)
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