Arabian Desert

Arabian Desert, the largest desert in Asia and second-largest globally, spans 2.3 million km² across the Arabian Peninsula. Known for its scorching temperatures (reaching 50°C/122°F) and vast sand dunes (some towering 250 meters), it includes the infamous Rub' al Khali ("Empty Quarter")—the world’s largest continuous sand sea. Despite extreme aridity, Bedouin tribes have adapted for millennia, while oil reserves beneath its sands fuel modern economies. A land of mirages, oases, and relentless sun, it epitomizes nature’s unforgiving grandeur.