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- Nickname: Great Sandy DesertMSN: Nickname
- Largest ecoregion of the Arabian Peninsula
- Second largest desert in the world
- Archaeologists have found artifacts dating back 3,000 years
- Has 700 Ft. high dunes
- Temperatures can reach 120 degrees
- The Arabian Horse, Camel, Egyptian Vulture, Cobra, Scorpion, Gazelle, and lizards are found in the area
- Climate Type: Hyper arid
- Typical Plants: Calligonum crinitum, Cornulaca arabica, Cyperus conglomeratus
- Ethnicities: Arabs, Kurds, Turkmeni, Assyrians
- Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Aramaic, Armenian
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The largest ecoregion of the Arabian Peninsula, the Arabian Desert stretches from Yemen to the Persian Gulf and Oman to Jordan and Iraq. The western edge of the desert is separated by cliffs that rise steeply from the Nile Valley. It occupies an area of 900,000 square miles and contains the Rub'al-Khali, one of the largest continuous bodies of sand in the world.
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Climate
The Arabian Desert is hyper arid with average rainfall of about 1.38 inches per annum. Temperatures range from 104° to 122° Fahrenheit in the summer, to an average temperature of 41° to 59° Fahrenheit in the winter. It is part of the Deserts and Xeric Shrublands biome and the Palearctic ecozone.Rub’ al-Khali
The Rub’ al-Khali or "Empty Quarter", is a sedimentary basin encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula, including southern Saudi Arabia, and areas of Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. At 250,000 square miles the Rub' al-Khali covers more than the combined land areas of the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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Arabian Desert Questions
Have you ever visited the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (near Tucson)? If so, what did you think? 2 AnswersEventhough i didn't get a chance to visit the Arizona sonora desert museum i have heard it from my friends who have visited. It's described as a world-renowned... read more
What is the best LoCarb/Sugar Free desert that you have ever tasted? 5 AnswersI haven't had a chance to try this yet, but it sounds amazingly good and is from Michael Eades, the author of Protein Power. Mixture of pomegranate seeds and... read more
What 5 songs would be on your iPod if you were trapped on a desert island? 12 AnswersFive is so few! Still, my very short list would include "Splendid Isolation" by Warren Zevon. I would be, after all, alone. ... read more
What is the life span of an Arabian horse or a pony? 1 AnswerThe average life span of a pony is between 25-30 years. read more
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it's got the nerve--THE NERVE!!!--to be freezing outside. THE ONE F-ING THING YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IN THE ARABIAN DESERT!!!
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In the Arabian desert - on way to Petra
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Looney Toones Classics vol.3. Ep3, Porkey is in teh Arabian desert. The camel just lost his nut like Ren. Hmmm #credibleinspirationalsource
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