Empty Quarter

Camels march through the desert on the outskirts of the Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand sea.

It gives the example of the Rub’ al Khali, or Empty Quarter, a desert in the southern Arabian Peninsula, as a place that was historically uncommon for desert locust outbreaks but then became a hotspot.

The city sits on the coast of the Persian Gulf, but further inland begins the Empty Quarter, the massive desert that takes up a third of the Arabian Peninsula.

The desert landscapes of Liwa, known as the Empty Quarter, set the stage for intense horseback chases and firearm confrontations.

The trip across the desolate dunes of the Empty Quarter took several days, skirting the kingdom’s southern border.