Arabian Desert: Quick Facts

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Physical map of the Arabian Desert and surrounding regions, showing elevation with color gradients, major deserts, mountain ranges, sand areas, lava fields, intermittent rivers, and international boundaries. The map covers the Arabian Peninsula, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, and parts of Syria, Israel, and Egypt. An inset locator map highlights the region's position within the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia: Bedouin woman with Arabian camels

desert pavement and topography, Saudi Arabia

Mount Tuwayq, Arabian Desert, Saudi Arabia

Arabian Desert: Wadi Rum

Rubʿ al-Khali sand desert

Abu Dhabi: desert

Rolling red sand dunes with sparse green shrubs in the foreground and a flat-topped hill in the background, in the desert near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.

A View of the Middle East

Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in the Sahara Desert sand dunes. (pack animal; sand; Morocco; Africa; African desert; mammal; dromedary; drought)

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