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Nefud Desert

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[nuh-food dez-ert] / nəˈfud ˈdɛz ərt /

noun

  1. a desert in northern Saudi Arabia: areas of reddish sand. About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).


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Eight years ago, one ancient multihued lake in the Nefud Desert caught the eye of researchers.

From Science Magazine Sep. 1, 2021

In 2014, they discovered a site named Al Wusta in Saudi Arabia’s arid Nefud Desert that once sat on the banks of a large freshwater lake.

From Science Magazine Apr. 9, 2018

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