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Rub' al Khali

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Summary

Rub' al Khali is a desert[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,881 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Arab Emirates[3], Saudi Arabia[4], Yemen[5], Oman[6]
  • Part of: Middle East[7]
  • Commons category: Rub' al Khali[8]
  • Coordinate location: 20, 50[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rub' al Khali[10]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[12]
  • Native label: الربع الخالي[13]
  • Length: 621.371[14]
  • Area: 680,000[15]

Why It Matters

Rub' al Khali has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Rub' al Khali. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rub-al-khali
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  1. 6w ago · Valerie277 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Length → {'amount': '+621.371'}
    Image → Rub al Khali 002.JPG, Rub al-Chali.jpg
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Rub al-Chali.jpg"
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