An Nafud
E393003
An Nafud is a vast sand desert in northern Saudi Arabia known for its red dunes and harsh, arid climate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| An Nafud canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
sand desert ⓘ |
| approximateArea | about 103600 square kilometers ⓘ |
| biome | desert biome ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | reddish sand ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Ad Dahna Desert ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | hot desert ecosystem ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | large sand desert system of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| formsWith |
Ad Dahna Desert
ⓘ
Rub al Khali ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | wind-blown sand ⓘ |
| hasDuneType |
barchan dunes
ⓘ
crescent-shaped dunes ⓘ |
| hasPrecipitation | very low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| hasResource | groundwater in some depressions ⓘ |
| hasSettlementNearby |
Hail
ⓘ
Sakakah ⓘ |
| hazard |
dune mobility
ⓘ
sandstorms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh arid climate
ⓘ
red sand dunes ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Arabic ⓘ |
| length | approximately 290 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the desert ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabian Desert ⓘ |
| region |
Al Jawf Region
ⓘ
Hail Region ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Rub al Khali ⓘ |
| shape | roughly oval ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature | sand dunes ⓘ |
| temperatureCharacteristic | extreme temperature variations ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
camel trekking
ⓘ
desert excursions ⓘ dune driving ⓘ |
| traversedBy | historic caravan routes ⓘ |
| usedFor | limited pastoralism ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse desert vegetation ⓘ |
| width | approximately 225 kilometers ⓘ |
| windCharacteristic | strong prevailing winds ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.