🌍 Arabian Desert

World's 4th largest desert; covers most of the Arabian Peninsula

Middle East 1762 Deserts

🌵 Key Facts

2.3 million km² — stretches across Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Yemen, Iraq and Jordan

Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter) — world's largest continuous sand desert at 650,000 km²

Sits above vast oil reserves: Saudi Arabia contains 17% of the world's proven oil reserves

The Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter) is the world's largest continuous sand desert