Talk:Rub' al Khali
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Then the Rub' al Khali is larger than the Sahara? Wetman 04:30, 12 Jan 2004 (UTC)
I think the Rub' al Khali is the largest sand desert in the world. The Sahara isn't exclusively sand; at least parts of it are wet and fertile enough to support large animal life. The Empty Quarter is completely uninhabitable, hence its name. --MIRV (talk) 04:36, 12 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Since it's empty, the borders between Yemen/Oman and Saudi Arabia are kind of shady (dotted in a lot of atlases, although it's not exactly "disputed" because nobody lives there) - should this be mentioned in the article? – ugen64 05:04, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
The article merely says it is one of the largest sand deserts in the world. Should it say that it is the largest sand desert in the world?
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I've always thought the desert was known as the Rub' al Khali, even in English. Shouldn't this then be the main title for this article? I've never heard anyone actually refer to it as the Empty Quarter (which sounds pretty stupid anyway). Unless I hear any good arguments otherwise, in a couple of days I'll rename it.--Osprey39 02:00, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
- I second that. --Klaus Bertow 22:44, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
