ʿIrq al-Subayʿ

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ʿIrq al-Subayʿ

desert region, Saudi Arabia

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Arabian Desert
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ʿIrq al-Subayʿ (ʿirq is the singular form of ‘urūq and is the source of the French-derived English word erg for large areas of sand), northwest of Riyadh in Najd, dams the middle Wadi Al-Jarab drainage system. A small cluster of broad transverse dunes has formed…
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ʿIrq al-Subayʿ (ʿirq is the singular form of ‘urūq and is the source of the French-derived English word erg for large areas of sand), northwest of Riyadh in Najd, dams the middle Wadi Al-Jarab drainage system. A small cluster of broad transverse dunes has formed…
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