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Image attribution: Rub al Khali 002 — Nepenthes, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARub_al_Khali_002.JPG ; license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 . CMS derivative: converted to WebP at quality 85; proportionally resized within 2400 × 2400 without enlargement where needed. / نسخة CMS: تحويل إلى WebP بجودة 85 وتصغير تناسبي عند الحاجة ضمن 2400 × 2400 دون تكبير. · License: CC BY-SA 3.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Deserts

Rub al Khali

The world's largest continuous sand sea, covering the Kingdom's south-east across the Eastern Province, Riyadh and Najran, named the 'Empty Quarter' for its lack of permanent settlement.

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Image attribution: Sands of al-Dahna, eastern Saudi Arabia (11) (50620810612) — Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASands_of_al-Dahna%2C_eastern_Saudi_Arabia_(11)_(50620810612).jpg ; license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 . CMS derivative: converted to WebP at quality 85; proportionally resized within 2400 × 2400 without enlargement where needed. / نسخة CMS: تحويل إلى WebP بجودة 85 وتصغير تناسبي عند الحاجة ضمن 2400 × 2400 دون تكبير. · License: CC BY 2.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
Deserts

Dahna Desert

The Kingdom's third-largest desert, an arc of red sand about 1,200 km long linking the Great Nafud to the Rub al Khali across five regions.

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