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.
Aliases (5)
- Empty Quarter ×3
- Rub' al Khali ×2
- An Nafud Desert ×1
- Ar-Rubʿ al-Khālī ×1
- Rub al Khali Desert ×1
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
→
erg → geographical region → sand desert → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Empty Quarter
→
|
| 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
→
Najd region → Oman Mountains (to the east, at some distance) → |
| 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
→
|
| 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 → Mahnā tribe → |
| vegetation |
very sparse xerophytic shrubs
→
|
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Arabian Peninsula
→
Arabian Peninsula ("Empty Quarter") → |
contains |
|
Arabian Desert
→
Arabian Desert ("An Nafud Desert") → |
hasPart |
|
Ad Dahna Desert
("Empty Quarter")
→
Ad Dahna Desert ("Rub' al Khali") → |
linkedDesertToSouth |
|
Rub al Khali
("Empty Quarter")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Southern Arabia
("Rub al Khali Desert")
→
|
borderedBy |
|
Najd
→
|
borders |
|
Rub al Khali
("Ar-Rubʿ al-Khālī")
→
|
hasAlternativeName |
|
Ad Dahna Desert
("Rub' al Khali")
→
|
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