PICS: The World’s Largest Sand Desert Stretches Through Saudi And Residents Can’t Get Enough
The Rub’ al Khali or ‘Empty Quarter’ desert is the LARGEST stretch of desert in the world and luckily it also runs through Saudi Arabia.
Its sands stretch as far as 650,000 km in length- boasting a seemingly endless queue of infinite magnificence.
Don’t believe us?
Let the photos speak louder than these words.
(Image Credits: Instagram @jordhammond and @alexpenfold)
The desert runs through parts of Saudi, Oman, UAE and Yemen
It’s part of the Arabian Desert
With sands that glide smoothly between your fingers
Indeed it is as soft as it looks
…and a sense of isolation that brings peace of mind
The ‘Empty Quarter’ has reminded many of its visitors of ancient Arabia
Or a scene from Aladdin.
At night, the stars shine brighter than ever
Its terrain is enveloped with sand dunes that are 820 feet in height!
Whoah, Nelly
STUNNING!
This is a tiny chunk of it in Abu Dhabi..
Obvs, there’s more