In 2013, British adventurer Alistair Humphreys released his first documentary film, Into the Empty Quarter, documenting his walk through the Empty Quarter desert with Leon McCarron.

Arabian Peninsula: Rubʿ al-Khali Sunset over the Rubʿ al-Khali ("Empty Quarter"), the largest portion of the Arabian Desert in the southern Arabian Peninsula. (more)

May 23, 2024 · The Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia, known as Rub' al Khali in Arabic, is one of the least habitable places in the world. It is the largest unbroken expanse of sand in the world, and the …

The Rub Al Khali, also known as the Empty Quarter, is the largest continuous sand desert in the world. It covers an estimated 650,000 square kilometers (250,000 square miles) across Saudi Arabia, the …

Feb 28, 2025 · The Arab world is known for its wide deserts, especially the Rub’ Al Khali (the Empty Quarter), with its golden sands. Here is everything you need to know about the famous Rub’ Al Khali …

Apr 25, 2017 · Part of the Arabian Desert, the Rub al-Khali, meaning ‘empty quarter’ in Arabic, is the largest region of continuous sand in the world, and the driest. It lies in a structural basin and …

Today this name has become the official one of this legendary desert, even among Arabs. Some parts of this mythical desert spread until United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen but most of its vast extend …

Oct 10, 2025 · Al-Rub' Al-Khali (Empty Quarter) Desert is the largest dune in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest sand surface in the world, covering an area of about 430,000 km2 within …

The Empty Quarter (Arabic: الربع الخالي‎, Rub'al-Khali) is the large, expansive desert encompassing a large part of the Arabian Peninsula. It's the largest continuous body of sand in the world.

The onshore foreland on Mesozoic rift basin is geographically defined by the eponymous Rub' al Khali and covers the regions of Najran and Riyadh and the Eastern Province.