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Arabian Peninsula’s desert was once home to a vast lake and rivers
During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent ...
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The lush past of the world's largest desert
The Empty Quarter, or Rub' al-Khali in Arabic, is one of the world's largest deserts. Spanning nearly 650,000 square kilometers -- mainly in Saudi Arabia -- it dominates the Arabian Peninsula ...
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Satellite images show reality of Saudi Arabia's $2 trillion megacity
The world's largest construction project is carving a path through the Saudi Arabian desert, but will the 170-kilometer-long megacity known as "the Line" ever become a reality? Journalists cannot ...
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Two men die after losing GPS in world’s largest sand desert
Despite vast oil fields underground, the world’s largest sand desert is almost entirely uninhabited and mostly unexplored. It’s served mainly by the world’s longest straight road – Saudi ...
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This Ancient City Has a Dramatic Desert Landscape, World-class Cuisine, and a Growing Art Scene — Here's How to Plan Your Visit
Exploring the region felt otherworldly, and the dramatic desert landscape and ... as a key link between the Arabian Peninsula and the Mediterranean world. This position facilitated the flourishing ...