Rub al Khali
E42398
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.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rub al Khali canonical | 10 |
| Empty Quarter | 6 |
| Rub' al Khali | 4 |
| Rub al Khali Desert | 3 |
| An Nafud Desert | 1 |
| Ar-Rubʿ al-Khālī | 1 |
| Rub' al Khali Desert | 1 |
| Rub’ al Khali | 1 |
| The Empty Quarter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T311985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Rub al Khali Context triple: [Arabian Peninsula, contains, Rub al Khali]
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A.
Arabian Desert
The Arabian Desert is a vast arid region spanning much of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its extreme climate, expansive sand dunes, and significant oil-rich subsoil.
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B.
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert is a vast arid region in northwestern India and eastern Pakistan, known for its sand dunes, extreme climate, and sparse vegetation.
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C.
Syrian Desert
The Syrian Desert is a vast arid plateau spanning parts of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, forming a major portion of the northern Arabian Desert region.
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D.
Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert is a vast cold desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia, known for its harsh climate, sparse vegetation, and role as part of the historical Mongol Empire and Silk Road.
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E.
Western Desert
The Western Desert is a sparsely populated arid region in northeastern Africa, primarily in Egypt and Libya, that was a major theater of combat during the North African Campaign of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rub al Khali Target entity description: 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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A.
Arabian Desert
The Arabian Desert is a vast arid region spanning much of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its extreme climate, expansive sand dunes, and significant oil-rich subsoil.
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B.
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert is a vast arid region in northwestern India and eastern Pakistan, known for its sand dunes, extreme climate, and sparse vegetation.
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C.
Syrian Desert
The Syrian Desert is a vast arid plateau spanning parts of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, forming a major portion of the northern Arabian Desert region.
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D.
Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert is a vast cold desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia, known for its harsh climate, sparse vegetation, and role as part of the historical Mongol Empire and Silk Road.
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E.
Western Desert
The Western Desert is a sparsely populated arid region in northeastern Africa, primarily in Egypt and Libya, that was a major theater of combat during the North African Campaign of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
erg ⓘ geographical region ⓘ sand desert ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rub al Khali
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Hadhramaut region
Najd ⓘ
surface form:
Najd region
Oman Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Rub al Khali
ⓘ
surface form:
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 communities ⓘ
surface form:
Bedouin tribes
Al Murrah tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Mahnā tribe
|
| vegetation | very sparse xerophytic shrubs ⓘ |
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Subject: Rub al Khali Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (28)
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