The Rub' al Khali (Arabic:الربع الخاليar-Rubʿ al-Ḫālī, "Empty Quarter") is the largest contiguous sand desert (erg) in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. The desert covers some 650,000 square kilometres (250,000sqmi) (the area between long. 44°30′−56°30′E, and lat. 16°30′−23°00′N) including parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. It is part of the larger Arabian Desert.
Description
Terrain
The desert is 1,000 kilometres (620mi) long, and 500 kilometres (310mi) wide. Its surface elevation varies from 800 metres (2,600ft) in the southwest to around sea level in the northeast. The terrain is covered with sanddunes with heights up to 250 metres (820ft), interspersed with gravel and gypsum plains. The sand is of a reddish-orange color due to the presence of feldspar.
There are also brackish salt flats in some areas, such as the Umm al Samim area on the desert's eastern edge.
The Nine Nations of North America is a 1981 book by Joel Garreau. In it, Garreau suggests that North America can be divided into nine nations, which have distinctive economic and cultural features. He also argues that conventional national and state borders are largely artificial and irrelevant, and that his "nations" provide a more accurate way of understanding the true nature of North American society. Paul Meartz of Mayville State University called it "a classic text on the current regionalization of North America". The Nations reflected here are included in a Michael F. Flynn short fictional story, in which all the Nine Nations have gained independence.
This is the full-length release of Into The Empty Quarter.
Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron set out on an expedition inspired by Wilfred Thesiger's great journeys through the Empty Quarter desert on the Arabian peninsula.
published: 28 Oct 2019
THE EMPTY QUARTER: Camping ALONE in the RUB'AL KHALI desert
An adventurous motorcycle ride to Rub'Al Khali, the biggest sand desert on earth – the Empty Quarter.
The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body. It is a calm, but at the same time raw and unforgiving place. Rub'Al Khali means translated the Empty Quarter - and it is one of the least inhabited places on earth. An adventurous motorcycle ride in the south of Oman, far off from civilization to the harshest and most beautiful part of the Arabian Desert.
00:00 Introduction to the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
01:30 Starting the adventure in Ubar - finding a the last petrol station
02:55 Ubar to Al Hashma - riding deeper into the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter (the biggest sand desert on earth!!!)
07:22 The big dunes of the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Em...
published: 12 May 2022
The Empty Quarter 1967
Wilfred Thesiger - Legendary Desert Explorer;
Crossing the Rub Al Khali
Directed by Richard Taylor for BBC TV 1967
published: 13 May 2015
Atlantis of the Sands: The Search for the Lost City of Iram
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Source/Further reading:
The Call of Cthulhu: https://www.scribd.com/book/262694583
The Rub al-Khali:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Rub-al-Khali
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1601&context=etd
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMSTz_zvhi8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=Khali&f=false
Bibliogra...
published: 14 Dec 2020
Attaché Travels - The Empty Quarter
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The UAE's Empty Quarter is a place of staggering proportions. A quarter of a million miles of desert, the Empty Quarter covers parts of four countries. The Empty Quarter is the backdrop to countless legends and fables, as well as key moments in Middle Eastern history and culture. And, rather incredibly, it's a 45 minute drive from Dubai. The Empty Quarter is a potent reminder that balance is necessary and important when traveling.
More of our Middle East episodes:
Dubai - https://youtu.be/d_pu9OtR3Ik
Abu Dhabi - https://youtu.be/aAUsBE-X_1w
Beirut - https://youtu.be/J8d6g36PTEc
D...
published: 18 May 2023
"THE RUB' AL KHALI" The Empty Quarter. #ourplanet #netflix
published: 19 Nov 2020
Why 82% of Saudi Arabians Just Live in These Lines
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Into The Empty Quarter - Official HD Trailer
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Wilfred Thesiger was one of my heroes. It was his books who inspired me to join (very briefly!) his old Boxing Club at university. They encouraged me to think ambitiously but simply about making big journeys. And when he died (I was cycling through South America at the time), I felt sad that I never had the opportunity to meet him.
Thesiger pushed himself hard to test himself. He lived ascetically, and scorned modern convenience, speed and luxury. The harder the life, he believed, the finer the person. His prose is simple and measured, thoughtful and honest. His photography was superb, particularly when you consider that he took fewer photographs in an ...
published: 22 Aug 2013
Driving in the Empty Quarters
published: 28 Dec 2023
3 Days in Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter! ٱلرُّبْع ٱلْخَالِي The Ultimate Saudi Experience!
The world's largest sand desert, the Rub Al Khali is almost 250,000 square miles in size with sand dunes far beyond what the eye can see.
The Empty Quarter may be an inhospitable place, but we went with the most welcoming team we know! In December 2020, we joined up with Najran Tours for a 3-day experience in the Empty Quarter.
We spent our time driving in the sand dunes, hiking, sandboarding and experiencing the great hospitality of the Najran Tours team.
Plus, it was Christmas so we had a very special guest stop by!
As you can see in this video, we loved our time in the Empty Quarter, and we hope to be able to go back and explore even more one day!
Najran Tours: https://www.najrantours.com
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أكبر صحراء رملية في العالم ، تبلغ مساحة الربع الخالي حوالي 250 ألف ميل مربع مع كثبان ...
This is the full-length release of Into The Empty Quarter.
Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron set out on an expedition inspired by Wilfred Thesiger's great jo...
This is the full-length release of Into The Empty Quarter.
Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron set out on an expedition inspired by Wilfred Thesiger's great journeys through the Empty Quarter desert on the Arabian peninsula.
This is the full-length release of Into The Empty Quarter.
Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron set out on an expedition inspired by Wilfred Thesiger's great journeys through the Empty Quarter desert on the Arabian peninsula.
An adventurous motorcycle ride to Rub'Al Khali, the biggest sand desert on earth – the Empty Quarter.
The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of ...
An adventurous motorcycle ride to Rub'Al Khali, the biggest sand desert on earth – the Empty Quarter.
The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body. It is a calm, but at the same time raw and unforgiving place. Rub'Al Khali means translated the Empty Quarter - and it is one of the least inhabited places on earth. An adventurous motorcycle ride in the south of Oman, far off from civilization to the harshest and most beautiful part of the Arabian Desert.
00:00 Introduction to the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
01:30 Starting the adventure in Ubar - finding a the last petrol station
02:55 Ubar to Al Hashma - riding deeper into the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter (the biggest sand desert on earth!!!)
07:22 The big dunes of the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
10:27 Finding a campspot for the night (all by ourselves!!!) and meeting a scorpio
13:28 Heading deeper into the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
16:27 Turning around an losing my luggage!
18:18 Looking for our spare petrol canister
19:51 End of the desert adventure in Ubar
// OMAN OVERLAND: Visit Oman, the gem of the Arabian Peninsula, and join a motorcycle roadtrip to the best and most remote places of the country - 2500 kilometers of adventure through Oman.
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Watch the Ténéré 700 review here: https://youtu.be/S7yybRaVUwc
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- Touratech Companero Summer Jacket & Pants (given to me by Touratech after my old suit got stolen on the ship from westafrica)
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An adventurous motorcycle ride to Rub'Al Khali, the biggest sand desert on earth – the Empty Quarter.
The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body. It is a calm, but at the same time raw and unforgiving place. Rub'Al Khali means translated the Empty Quarter - and it is one of the least inhabited places on earth. An adventurous motorcycle ride in the south of Oman, far off from civilization to the harshest and most beautiful part of the Arabian Desert.
00:00 Introduction to the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
01:30 Starting the adventure in Ubar - finding a the last petrol station
02:55 Ubar to Al Hashma - riding deeper into the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter (the biggest sand desert on earth!!!)
07:22 The big dunes of the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
10:27 Finding a campspot for the night (all by ourselves!!!) and meeting a scorpio
13:28 Heading deeper into the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
16:27 Turning around an losing my luggage!
18:18 Looking for our spare petrol canister
19:51 End of the desert adventure in Ubar
// OMAN OVERLAND: Visit Oman, the gem of the Arabian Peninsula, and join a motorcycle roadtrip to the best and most remote places of the country - 2500 kilometers of adventure through Oman.
// Time of the journey: FEBRUARY - MARCH 2022
// Support my journey and help me to stay independent!
- BECOME A PATREON (and be always the first to know about my new journeys): https://www.patreon.com/got2go
- BUY ME A TANK OF FUEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/got2go
// NEW EPISODE OUT EVERY THURSDAY 19.30 CET
// My book GOT2GO about my solo motorcycle trip around the world is OUT NOW!
Order the paperback book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095556HPG
Order the ebook for kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092MYKGLF
Or access the book over the Amazon page of your country by searching for "Got2Go" "Lea Rieck"
// Riding a rented Yamaha Ténéré 700 (Turkana Motorcycles - paid full price, not sponsored).
Watch the Ténéré 700 review here: https://youtu.be/S7yybRaVUwc
//Equipment & Gear:
- Touratech Companero Summer Jacket & Pants (given to me by Touratech after my old suit got stolen on the ship from westafrica)
- BMW GS Gloves (self bought)
- Alpinestar Toucan Boots (self bought)
- Klim Krios Pro Helmet (self bought)
- Leatt Neckbrace (given to me by Leatt as my self-bought neckbrace was still in Africa)
Watch the review for my helmets here:
https://youtu.be/hOqLnqAHdAQ
//Filmed with:
Drone: DJI Mini 2
Camera: Sony Alpha A7 rIII
2 x Go Pro Hero 8
DJI OSMO Pocket
Iphone 12
Tripod: Manfrotto BeFree
Tripod Iphone: Joby GorillaPod
Editing Program: Final Cut Pro X
Music: Epidemic Sound https://bit.ly/epigot2go
//Follow me on:
https://www.instagram.com/lea_rieck
https://www.facebook.com/got2go.de/
http://www.learieck.de/
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Source/Further reading:
The Call of Cthulhu: https://www.scribd.com/book/262694583
The Rub al-Khali:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Rub-al-Khali
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1601&context=etd
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMSTz_zvhi8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=Khali&f=false
Bibliography on Iram/Ubar on Scribd.com:
https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/424672837
https://www.scribd.com/book/165237893
https://www.scribd.com/book/87000691
https://www.scribd.com/book/220492077
Herodotus and Strabo: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/arabia1.asp
Biblical mentions:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/who-is-the-queen-of-sheba-in-the-bible/
http://www.christadelphianbooks.org/agora/art_less/o10.html
https://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/ophir.html
Iram of the Pillars in the Quran and the Hadith:
http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=89&verse=6
http://tvkmuslims.blogspot.com/2016/03/discovery-of-2000-years-old-city-of.html
https://www.al-islam.org/kamaaluddin-wa-tamaamun-nima-vol-2-shaykh-saduq/chapter-54-shaddad-and-his-paradise-those-who-had
https://ahadith.co.uk/whatishadith.php
Iram in Arabic poetry and the Arabian Nights:
https://www.academia.edu/38695425/A_Paradise_in_the_Desert_Iram_at_the_Intersection_of_One_Thousand_and_One_Nights_Qur_anic_Exegesis_and_Arabian_History
https://www.scribd.com/document/87000691/Amid-Ancient-Ruins-Book-Excerpt
Ibn Battuta:
http://tvkmuslims.blogspot.com/2016/03/discovery-of-2000-years-old-city-of.html
https://issuu.com/journalismstudiessqu/docs/ubar_new_version_issuu.docx
Philby and Thomas:
https://www.scribd.com/document/87000691/Amid-Ancient-Ruins-Book-Excerpt
https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-Saint-John-Philby
https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/faculty-library/archive/collection-bertram-sidney-thomas-1892-1950-explorer
The expeditions of Clapp, Zarins and Fiennes:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/lawrences-lost-atlantis-found-in-omans-sands-1555493.html
http://www2.ups.edu/faculty/velez/FL380/Ubar/Page2.htm
https://www.sidetracked.com/sir-ranulph-fiennes/
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/02/22/daily/ubar-book-review.html?scp=7&sq=Atlantis%2520Uncovered&st=Search
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/21/science/the-frankincense-route-emerges-from-the-desert.html
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This video is #sponsored by Curiosity Stream.
Source/Further reading:
The Call of Cthulhu: https://www.scribd.com/book/262694583
The Rub al-Khali:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Rub-al-Khali
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1601&context=etd
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMSTz_zvhi8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=Khali&f=false
Bibliography on Iram/Ubar on Scribd.com:
https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/424672837
https://www.scribd.com/book/165237893
https://www.scribd.com/book/87000691
https://www.scribd.com/book/220492077
Herodotus and Strabo: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/arabia1.asp
Biblical mentions:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/who-is-the-queen-of-sheba-in-the-bible/
http://www.christadelphianbooks.org/agora/art_less/o10.html
https://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/ophir.html
Iram of the Pillars in the Quran and the Hadith:
http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=89&verse=6
http://tvkmuslims.blogspot.com/2016/03/discovery-of-2000-years-old-city-of.html
https://www.al-islam.org/kamaaluddin-wa-tamaamun-nima-vol-2-shaykh-saduq/chapter-54-shaddad-and-his-paradise-those-who-had
https://ahadith.co.uk/whatishadith.php
Iram in Arabic poetry and the Arabian Nights:
https://www.academia.edu/38695425/A_Paradise_in_the_Desert_Iram_at_the_Intersection_of_One_Thousand_and_One_Nights_Qur_anic_Exegesis_and_Arabian_History
https://www.scribd.com/document/87000691/Amid-Ancient-Ruins-Book-Excerpt
Ibn Battuta:
http://tvkmuslims.blogspot.com/2016/03/discovery-of-2000-years-old-city-of.html
https://issuu.com/journalismstudiessqu/docs/ubar_new_version_issuu.docx
Philby and Thomas:
https://www.scribd.com/document/87000691/Amid-Ancient-Ruins-Book-Excerpt
https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-Saint-John-Philby
https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/faculty-library/archive/collection-bertram-sidney-thomas-1892-1950-explorer
The expeditions of Clapp, Zarins and Fiennes:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/lawrences-lost-atlantis-found-in-omans-sands-1555493.html
http://www2.ups.edu/faculty/velez/FL380/Ubar/Page2.htm
https://www.sidetracked.com/sir-ranulph-fiennes/
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/02/22/daily/ubar-book-review.html?scp=7&sq=Atlantis%2520Uncovered&st=Search
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/21/science/the-frankincense-route-emerges-from-the-desert.html
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The UAE's Empty Quarter is a place of staggering proportions. A quarter of a million miles of desert, the Empty Quarter covers parts of four countries. The Empty Quarter is the backdrop to countless legends and fables, as well as key moments in Middle Eastern history and culture. And, rather incredibly, it's a 45 minute drive from Dubai. The Empty Quarter is a potent reminder that balance is necessary and important when traveling.
More of our Middle East episodes:
Dubai - https://youtu.be/d_pu9OtR3Ik
Abu Dhabi - https://youtu.be/aAUsBE-X_1w
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The UAE's Empty Quarter is a place of staggering proportions. A quarter of a million miles of desert, the Empty Quarter covers parts of four countries. The Empty Quarter is the backdrop to countless legends and fables, as well as key moments in Middle Eastern history and culture. And, rather incredibly, it's a 45 minute drive from Dubai. The Empty Quarter is a potent reminder that balance is necessary and important when traveling.
More of our Middle East episodes:
Dubai - https://youtu.be/d_pu9OtR3Ik
Abu Dhabi - https://youtu.be/aAUsBE-X_1w
Beirut - https://youtu.be/J8d6g36PTEc
Dubai Travelogue - https://youtu.be/yAhtQiSWFYc
More of our travel guides - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlFMka6BkfokiAHF1FRl3-vjE3htGUHHF
How we film our travel guides - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPFmRWNzG84
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Wilfred Thesiger was o...
THE FILM IS NOW FOR SALE AT www.intotheemptyquarter.com or watch the 20 minute festival version for free at https://youtu.be/ieiiRcBjejg
Wilfred Thesiger was one of my heroes. It was his books who inspired me to join (very briefly!) his old Boxing Club at university. They encouraged me to think ambitiously but simply about making big journeys. And when he died (I was cycling through South America at the time), I felt sad that I never had the opportunity to meet him.
Thesiger pushed himself hard to test himself. He lived ascetically, and scorned modern convenience, speed and luxury. The harder the life, he believed, the finer the person. His prose is simple and measured, thoughtful and honest. His photography was superb, particularly when you consider that he took fewer photographs in an entire expedition than I do on a single day. Thesiger "had the man's courage to live out the boy's dream." And ever since I read Arabian Sands, I have dreamed of one day making a journey in Thesiger's footsteps.
So Leon McCarron and I walked 1000 miles across the Arabian Peninsula, inspired by the spirit of Thesiger's own expeditions in the Rub 'al Khali desert, the Empty Quarter.
"Into The Empty Quarter" will tell the story of our journey.
Release date: Autumn 2013.
www.intotheemptyquarter.com
THE FILM IS NOW FOR SALE AT www.intotheemptyquarter.com or watch the 20 minute festival version for free at https://youtu.be/ieiiRcBjejg
Wilfred Thesiger was one of my heroes. It was his books who inspired me to join (very briefly!) his old Boxing Club at university. They encouraged me to think ambitiously but simply about making big journeys. And when he died (I was cycling through South America at the time), I felt sad that I never had the opportunity to meet him.
Thesiger pushed himself hard to test himself. He lived ascetically, and scorned modern convenience, speed and luxury. The harder the life, he believed, the finer the person. His prose is simple and measured, thoughtful and honest. His photography was superb, particularly when you consider that he took fewer photographs in an entire expedition than I do on a single day. Thesiger "had the man's courage to live out the boy's dream." And ever since I read Arabian Sands, I have dreamed of one day making a journey in Thesiger's footsteps.
So Leon McCarron and I walked 1000 miles across the Arabian Peninsula, inspired by the spirit of Thesiger's own expeditions in the Rub 'al Khali desert, the Empty Quarter.
"Into The Empty Quarter" will tell the story of our journey.
Release date: Autumn 2013.
www.intotheemptyquarter.com
The world's largest sand desert, the Rub Al Khali is almost 250,000 square miles in size with sand dunes far beyond what the eye can see.
The Empty Quarter may...
The world's largest sand desert, the Rub Al Khali is almost 250,000 square miles in size with sand dunes far beyond what the eye can see.
The Empty Quarter may be an inhospitable place, but we went with the most welcoming team we know! In December 2020, we joined up with Najran Tours for a 3-day experience in the Empty Quarter.
We spent our time driving in the sand dunes, hiking, sandboarding and experiencing the great hospitality of the Najran Tours team.
Plus, it was Christmas so we had a very special guest stop by!
As you can see in this video, we loved our time in the Empty Quarter, and we hope to be able to go back and explore even more one day!
Najran Tours: https://www.najrantours.com
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أكبر صحراء رملية في العالم ، تبلغ مساحة الربع الخالي حوالي 250 ألف ميل مربع مع كثبان رملية تفوق بكثير ما يمكن للعين رؤيته.
قد يكون الربع الخالي مكانًا غير مضياف ، لكننا ذهبنا مع الفريق الأكثر ترحيبًا الذي نعرفه! في ديسمبر 2020 ، انضممنا إلى نجران تورز لتجربة 3 أيام في الربع الخالي.
لقد أمضينا وقتنا في القيادة في الكثبان الرملية والمشي لمسافات طويلة والتزلج على الرمال والاستمتاع بالضيافة الرائعة لفريق رحلات نجران.
بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، كان عيد الميلاد لذلك كان لدينا ضيف مميز للغاية!
كما ترون في هذا الفيديو ، فقد أحببنا وقتنا في الربع الخالي ، ونأمل أن نتمكن من العودة واستكشاف المزيد في يوم من الأيام!
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We’re Eric and Ashley, an American couple who has spent the last 5 years living and working in Saudi Arabia. We’ve traveled a TON in the time we’ve been here, but in the craziness of 2020 (and 2021), we decided to finally do some real exploring in the country we’re fortunate enough to call home for now.
As Saudi Arabia is finally opening up for tourism, we’re taking the chance to experience both the famous and off-the-beaten-path the Kingdom has to offer. Our goal is to show you the uniqueness of the country and inspire you to set out on your own adventures – whether in remote corners of the world or just down the road from your home.
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#visitsaudi #emptyquarter #saudiarabia
The world's largest sand desert, the Rub Al Khali is almost 250,000 square miles in size with sand dunes far beyond what the eye can see.
The Empty Quarter may be an inhospitable place, but we went with the most welcoming team we know! In December 2020, we joined up with Najran Tours for a 3-day experience in the Empty Quarter.
We spent our time driving in the sand dunes, hiking, sandboarding and experiencing the great hospitality of the Najran Tours team.
Plus, it was Christmas so we had a very special guest stop by!
As you can see in this video, we loved our time in the Empty Quarter, and we hope to be able to go back and explore even more one day!
Najran Tours: https://www.najrantours.com
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أكبر صحراء رملية في العالم ، تبلغ مساحة الربع الخالي حوالي 250 ألف ميل مربع مع كثبان رملية تفوق بكثير ما يمكن للعين رؤيته.
قد يكون الربع الخالي مكانًا غير مضياف ، لكننا ذهبنا مع الفريق الأكثر ترحيبًا الذي نعرفه! في ديسمبر 2020 ، انضممنا إلى نجران تورز لتجربة 3 أيام في الربع الخالي.
لقد أمضينا وقتنا في القيادة في الكثبان الرملية والمشي لمسافات طويلة والتزلج على الرمال والاستمتاع بالضيافة الرائعة لفريق رحلات نجران.
بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، كان عيد الميلاد لذلك كان لدينا ضيف مميز للغاية!
كما ترون في هذا الفيديو ، فقد أحببنا وقتنا في الربع الخالي ، ونأمل أن نتمكن من العودة واستكشاف المزيد في يوم من الأيام!
جولات نجران: https://www.najrantours.com
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How we get our great drone footage: https://kit.co/EricAndAsh/drone-setup
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A B O U T U S
We’re Eric and Ashley, an American couple who has spent the last 5 years living and working in Saudi Arabia. We’ve traveled a TON in the time we’ve been here, but in the craziness of 2020 (and 2021), we decided to finally do some real exploring in the country we’re fortunate enough to call home for now.
As Saudi Arabia is finally opening up for tourism, we’re taking the chance to experience both the famous and off-the-beaten-path the Kingdom has to offer. Our goal is to show you the uniqueness of the country and inspire you to set out on your own adventures – whether in remote corners of the world or just down the road from your home.
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#visitsaudi #emptyquarter #saudiarabia
This is the full-length release of Into The Empty Quarter.
Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron set out on an expedition inspired by Wilfred Thesiger's great journeys through the Empty Quarter desert on the Arabian peninsula.
An adventurous motorcycle ride to Rub'Al Khali, the biggest sand desert on earth – the Empty Quarter.
The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body. It is a calm, but at the same time raw and unforgiving place. Rub'Al Khali means translated the Empty Quarter - and it is one of the least inhabited places on earth. An adventurous motorcycle ride in the south of Oman, far off from civilization to the harshest and most beautiful part of the Arabian Desert.
00:00 Introduction to the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
01:30 Starting the adventure in Ubar - finding a the last petrol station
02:55 Ubar to Al Hashma - riding deeper into the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter (the biggest sand desert on earth!!!)
07:22 The big dunes of the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
10:27 Finding a campspot for the night (all by ourselves!!!) and meeting a scorpio
13:28 Heading deeper into the Rub'Al Khali desert / the Empty Quarter
16:27 Turning around an losing my luggage!
18:18 Looking for our spare petrol canister
19:51 End of the desert adventure in Ubar
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Source/Further reading:
The Call of Cthulhu: https://www.scribd.com/book/262694583
The Rub al-Khali:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Rub-al-Khali
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1601&context=etd
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMSTz_zvhi8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=Khali&f=false
Bibliography on Iram/Ubar on Scribd.com:
https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/424672837
https://www.scribd.com/book/165237893
https://www.scribd.com/book/87000691
https://www.scribd.com/book/220492077
Herodotus and Strabo: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/arabia1.asp
Biblical mentions:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/who-is-the-queen-of-sheba-in-the-bible/
http://www.christadelphianbooks.org/agora/art_less/o10.html
https://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/ophir.html
Iram of the Pillars in the Quran and the Hadith:
http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=89&verse=6
http://tvkmuslims.blogspot.com/2016/03/discovery-of-2000-years-old-city-of.html
https://www.al-islam.org/kamaaluddin-wa-tamaamun-nima-vol-2-shaykh-saduq/chapter-54-shaddad-and-his-paradise-those-who-had
https://ahadith.co.uk/whatishadith.php
Iram in Arabic poetry and the Arabian Nights:
https://www.academia.edu/38695425/A_Paradise_in_the_Desert_Iram_at_the_Intersection_of_One_Thousand_and_One_Nights_Qur_anic_Exegesis_and_Arabian_History
https://www.scribd.com/document/87000691/Amid-Ancient-Ruins-Book-Excerpt
Ibn Battuta:
http://tvkmuslims.blogspot.com/2016/03/discovery-of-2000-years-old-city-of.html
https://issuu.com/journalismstudiessqu/docs/ubar_new_version_issuu.docx
Philby and Thomas:
https://www.scribd.com/document/87000691/Amid-Ancient-Ruins-Book-Excerpt
https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-Saint-John-Philby
https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/faculty-library/archive/collection-bertram-sidney-thomas-1892-1950-explorer
The expeditions of Clapp, Zarins and Fiennes:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/lawrences-lost-atlantis-found-in-omans-sands-1555493.html
http://www2.ups.edu/faculty/velez/FL380/Ubar/Page2.htm
https://www.sidetracked.com/sir-ranulph-fiennes/
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/02/22/daily/ubar-book-review.html?scp=7&sq=Atlantis%2520Uncovered&st=Search
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/21/science/the-frankincense-route-emerges-from-the-desert.html
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The UAE's Empty Quarter is a place of staggering proportions. A quarter of a million miles of desert, the Empty Quarter covers parts of four countries. The Empty Quarter is the backdrop to countless legends and fables, as well as key moments in Middle Eastern history and culture. And, rather incredibly, it's a 45 minute drive from Dubai. The Empty Quarter is a potent reminder that balance is necessary and important when traveling.
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Wilfred Thesiger was one of my heroes. It was his books who inspired me to join (very briefly!) his old Boxing Club at university. They encouraged me to think ambitiously but simply about making big journeys. And when he died (I was cycling through South America at the time), I felt sad that I never had the opportunity to meet him.
Thesiger pushed himself hard to test himself. He lived ascetically, and scorned modern convenience, speed and luxury. The harder the life, he believed, the finer the person. His prose is simple and measured, thoughtful and honest. His photography was superb, particularly when you consider that he took fewer photographs in an entire expedition than I do on a single day. Thesiger "had the man's courage to live out the boy's dream." And ever since I read Arabian Sands, I have dreamed of one day making a journey in Thesiger's footsteps.
So Leon McCarron and I walked 1000 miles across the Arabian Peninsula, inspired by the spirit of Thesiger's own expeditions in the Rub 'al Khali desert, the Empty Quarter.
"Into The Empty Quarter" will tell the story of our journey.
Release date: Autumn 2013.
www.intotheemptyquarter.com
The world's largest sand desert, the Rub Al Khali is almost 250,000 square miles in size with sand dunes far beyond what the eye can see.
The Empty Quarter may be an inhospitable place, but we went with the most welcoming team we know! In December 2020, we joined up with Najran Tours for a 3-day experience in the Empty Quarter.
We spent our time driving in the sand dunes, hiking, sandboarding and experiencing the great hospitality of the Najran Tours team.
Plus, it was Christmas so we had a very special guest stop by!
As you can see in this video, we loved our time in the Empty Quarter, and we hope to be able to go back and explore even more one day!
Najran Tours: https://www.najrantours.com
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أكبر صحراء رملية في العالم ، تبلغ مساحة الربع الخالي حوالي 250 ألف ميل مربع مع كثبان رملية تفوق بكثير ما يمكن للعين رؤيته.
قد يكون الربع الخالي مكانًا غير مضياف ، لكننا ذهبنا مع الفريق الأكثر ترحيبًا الذي نعرفه! في ديسمبر 2020 ، انضممنا إلى نجران تورز لتجربة 3 أيام في الربع الخالي.
لقد أمضينا وقتنا في القيادة في الكثبان الرملية والمشي لمسافات طويلة والتزلج على الرمال والاستمتاع بالضيافة الرائعة لفريق رحلات نجران.
بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، كان عيد الميلاد لذلك كان لدينا ضيف مميز للغاية!
كما ترون في هذا الفيديو ، فقد أحببنا وقتنا في الربع الخالي ، ونأمل أن نتمكن من العودة واستكشاف المزيد في يوم من الأيام!
جولات نجران: https://www.najrantours.com
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Camping and Offroad Equipment we love: https://kit.co/EricAndAsh/offroad-overlanding-and-camping
How we get our great drone footage: https://kit.co/EricAndAsh/drone-setup
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We’re Eric and Ashley, an American couple who has spent the last 5 years living and working in Saudi Arabia. We’ve traveled a TON in the time we’ve been here, but in the craziness of 2020 (and 2021), we decided to finally do some real exploring in the country we’re fortunate enough to call home for now.
As Saudi Arabia is finally opening up for tourism, we’re taking the chance to experience both the famous and off-the-beaten-path the Kingdom has to offer. Our goal is to show you the uniqueness of the country and inspire you to set out on your own adventures – whether in remote corners of the world or just down the road from your home.
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#visitsaudi #emptyquarter #saudiarabia
The Rub' al Khali (Arabic:الربع الخاليar-Rubʿ al-Ḫālī, "Empty Quarter") is the largest contiguous sand desert (erg) in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. The desert covers some 650,000 square kilometres (250,000sqmi) (the area between long. 44°30′−56°30′E, and lat. 16°30′−23°00′N) including parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. It is part of the larger Arabian Desert.
Description
Terrain
The desert is 1,000 kilometres (620mi) long, and 500 kilometres (310mi) wide. Its surface elevation varies from 800 metres (2,600ft) in the southwest to around sea level in the northeast. The terrain is covered with sanddunes with heights up to 250 metres (820ft), interspersed with gravel and gypsum plains. The sand is of a reddish-orange color due to the presence of feldspar.
There are also brackish salt flats in some areas, such as the Umm al Samim area on the desert's eastern edge.
Alive, it's the side of me I always Hide, and seek to steal what's Inside, the scars that make you all Arrive, decide what kills me best You sold me this love You sold me this hate Now tell me I'm the one The one you love to hate Come inside Open your eyes Satisfied By the empty surrounding me Dead, is the only thing left Unsaid, the question always in your Head, choking on lies made Spoonfed, bringing the life to me You sold me this love You sold me this hate Now tell me I'm the one The one you love to hate Come inside Open your eyes Satisfied By the empty surrounding me Come inside, come inside Open your eyes, open your eyes Satisfied, your never satisfied
The father of three's ordeal began after he set off for Rub' al Khali, also known as the EmptyQuarter, one of the largest deserts on the planet ... “It was the hardest situation in my life,” said Mr Al Menhali, a government employee ... The UAEToday.