![]() The Empty Quarter occupies a special place in the Saudi consciousness. ![]() However, it was not until the early 20th century that the first recorded voyages across this beautiful yet dangerously vast landscape were first published. Throughout history men and women have been lured by the beauty of the Empty Quarter’s undulating dunes, punctuated by patches of lush vegetation and palms. The largest segment of the world’s biggest sand desert, which encompasses much of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula, is located in Saudi Arabia, stretching to the south and east into Oman, the UAE and Yemen. ![]() RIYADH: Known for its mystical beauty and seemingly endless horizons, the Empty Quarter, or Rub Al-Khali as it is translated in Arabic, has long been one of the great subjects of curiosity for the world’s most daring explorers. ![]()
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