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Desert in the Arabian Peninsula
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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.
A caravan of 4WD vehicles or camels are the only sane options for entering the soft sands of the desert.
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