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Rub' al Khali

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Rub' al Khali

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Also known as Empty Quarter

desert

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
desert
Area
680000
Image
Rub al Khali 002.JPG
Length
621.371
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Commons category
Rub' al Khali
native label
الربع الخالي
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Encyclopedic overview

The Rub' al Khali (/ˈrʊb æl ˈkɑːli/; Arabic: ٱلرُّبْع ٱلْخَالِي, lit. 'Empty Quarter', [ar.rʊbʕ‿al.χaːliː]) is a desert encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. The desert covers some 650,000 km (250,000 sq mi), including parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. It is part of the larger Arabian Desert.

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