Ad Dahna Desert

E91113

desert erg

Ad Dahna Desert is a long, narrow corridor of reddish sand dunes in central Saudi Arabia that links the Nafud Desert in the north with the Rub' al Khali in the south.

Aliases (2)

Ad-Dahna Desert ×1
Al-Dahna Desert ×1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	desert → erg →
continent	Asia →
country	Saudi Arabia →
countrySubdivision	Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia → Najd →
geologicalType	sand desert →
hasAlternativeTransliteration	Ad-Dahna Desert → Al-Dahna Desert →
hasArabicName	الدهناء →
hasClimate	arid → hot desert climate →
hasEconomicActivity	limited pastoralism →
hasLandform	sand dunes →
hasNotableFeature	continuous sand corridor → red sand dunes chain →
hasRoadCrossings	highways between Riyadh and eastern Saudi Arabia →
hasSandColor	reddish →
hasSurfaceMaterial	aeolian sand →
hasTypicalVegetation	sparse desert vegetation →
isNaturalRegionOf	Saudi Arabia →
isPartOf	Saudi desert belt →
languageOfName	Arabic →
linkedDesertToNorth	An Nafud →
linkedDesertToSouth	Empty Quarter → Rub' al Khali →
links	Nafud Desert → Rub' al Khali →
locatedIn	central Saudi Arabia →
orientation	north–south →
partOf	Arabian Peninsula →
separates	Najd region → eastern region of Saudi Arabia →
shape	long → narrow →
usedAs	natural boundary →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ad Dahna Desert ("Al-Dahna Desert") → Ad Dahna Desert ("Ad-Dahna Desert") →	hasAlternativeTransliteration
Arabian Desert →	hasPart