Ramlat al-Sab'atayn
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title:
Ramlat al-Sab'atayn
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The Ramlat al-Sab'atayn is a desert region that corresponds with the northern deserts of modern Yemen and southwestern Saudi Arabia. It comprises mainly transverse and seif dunes and covers an area of about 100 by 240 kilometres, roughly 26,000 square kilometres (10,000 sq mi). The Ramlat as Sab'atayn includes part of what was known to medieval Arab geographers as the Sayhad. It extends from al-Khawr to the edge of the Rub' al-Khālī or Empty Quarter. It includes the Yemeni muhafazahs of al-Jawf,
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Region of desert in north-central Yemen
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramlat_al-Sab%27atayn
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2024-02-11T08:56:14Z
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