crossing of the Rub' al Khali
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The crossing of the Rub' al Khali refers to Wilfred Thesiger’s legendary mid-20th-century explorations across the vast Empty Quarter desert of the Arabian Peninsula, documented in his classic travel book "Arabian Sands."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert exploration
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event in the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ historical expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Thesiger’s Rub al Khali expeditions
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Thesiger’s crossing of the Empty Quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateStartDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
austere desert life
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end of traditional nomadic ways ⓘ hostility to modernity ⓘ |
| associatedTribe | Bedouin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Arabian Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Wilfred Thesiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Arabian Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentType |
erg
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sand desert ⓘ |
| explorerFullName | Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explorerNationality | British ⓘ |
| explorerProfession |
British Army officer
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explorer ⓘ travel writer ⓘ |
| genreOfAccount |
exploration narrative
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travel literature ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
detailed ethnographic observations of Bedouin culture
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one of the last great classic desert explorations ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Arabian Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryAccount | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
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Empty Quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ Rub' al Khali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainExplorer | Wilfred Thesiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentation of Bedouin life
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exploration of one of the world’s largest sand deserts ⓘ long-distance camel travel ⓘ navigation across trackless dunes ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageContext | Arabic ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
extreme aridity
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extreme heat ⓘ isolation ⓘ scarcity of water sources ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCountry |
Oman
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Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | camel caravan ⓘ |
| travelCompanions | Bedu guides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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