Arabian Desert
desert located in Western Asia
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Summary
Arabian Desert is a desert[1]. It draws 3,378 Wikipedia views per month (desert category, ranking #14 of 139).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Saudi Arabia[3], Oman[4], Yemen[5], Iraq[6], Jordan[7], United Arab Emirates[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Part of: landmass[10], Geography of Saudi Arabia[11]
- Commons category: Arabian Desert[12]
- Highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Arabian Desert[14]
- Facet of: geology of Saudi Arabia[15], wildlife of Saudi Arabia[16]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], WWF International[18]
- Series ordinal: 5[19]
- Native label: ٱلصَّحْرَاء ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة[20]
- Different from: Sahara[21]
- Length: 2100 km[22]
- Area: 2,330,000 km²[23]
- Width: 1100 km[24]
- History of topic: history of the Saudi Arabian Peninsula[25]
- Köppen climate classification: hot desert climate[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Deserts[28], WikiProject Ecoregions[29], WikiProject Saudi Arabia[30], WikiProject Iraq[31], WikiProject Jordan[32], WikiProject Kuwait[33], WikiProject Yemen[34], WikiProject Oman[35], WikiProject United Arab Emirates[36], WikiProject Bahrain[37], WikiProject Qatar[38], WikiProject Egypt[39], WikiProject Arab world[40], WikiProject Geography[41]
Why It Matters
Arabian Desert has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]