SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT DESERT SERIES – ARABIAN DESERT

Comprising eight different countries, the Arabian Desert, conjures images of rich sultans, majestic horses, stunning sand dunes in the sunset and camels galore. Located in western Asia, this desert is a staggering 2,330,000 sq km/900,000 sq miles. It encompasses a major section of the Arabian Peninsula. Within the desert is the Rub al-Khali – the world’s largest continuous body of sand –  which runs from Iraq to Jordan.

The Arabian Desert is mainly in Saudi Arabia yet also reaches to Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen.

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons – Nepenthes