Exploring vast desert landscapes has long been a formidable challenge for archaeologists. Shifting sands and immense scales ...

The Rub' al Khali is the world’s largest sand desert, stretching around 650 km. It is known for its harsh weather conditions, ...

home to the Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter). As the largest uninterrupted sand mass in the world, the Empty Quarter provides the perfect backdrop for a variety of desert excursions. Whether you'd ...

One of the largest continuous deserts on the planet ... to reintroduce some of the Rub’ al-Khali’s iconic species, including the Arabian oryx, the Arabian sand gazelle, and the red-necked ...

The Empty Quarter - or Rub' al Khali - is the largest sand desert in the world and the second largest desert after the Sahara. Intensely hot by day with temperatures exceeding 50°C, it is also ...

Sitting about a block west of the Palace Museum is the striking Al Jahili Fort. Built in the late 1800s, Al Jahili is the largest ... across the Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter) desert.