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Empty Quarter

British  

noun

  1. another name for Rub` al Khali

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Camels march through the desert on the outskirts of the Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand sea.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

The city sits on the coast of the Persian Gulf, but further inland begins the Empty Quarter, the massive desert that takes up a third of the Arabian Peninsula.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

The trip across the desolate dunes of the Empty Quarter took several days, skirting the kingdom’s southern border.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2022

An Aramco oil tank is seen at the Production facility at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield in the Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia May 22, 2018.

From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2021

The sinking air is dry and cloudless, and underneath are the Sahara, the Empty Quarter, and the Kalahari.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 21, 2018

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