Rub' al Khali

Summary

Rub' al Khali is a desert^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rub' al Khali is in the country of United Arab Emirates^[3].
• Rub' al Khali is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[4].
• Rub' al Khali is in the country of Yemen^[5].
• Rub' al Khali is in the country of Oman^[6].
• Rub' al Khali's image is recorded as Rub al Khali 002.JPG^[7].
• Rub' al Khali's instance of is recorded as desert^[8].
• Rub' al Khali's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 233796081^[9].
• Rub' al Khali's GND ID is recorded as 4263198-1^[10].
• Rub' al Khali's IdRef ID is recorded as 200644882^[11].
• Rub' al Khali's part of is recorded as Middle East^[12].
• Rub' al Khali's Commons category is recorded as Rub' al Khali^[13].
• Rub' al Khali's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 20, 'lon': 50}^[14].
• Rub' al Khali's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01sd2p^[15].
• Rub' al Khali's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rub' al Khali^[16].
• Rub' al Khali's page banner is recorded as Empty corner.JPG^[17].
• Rub' al Khali's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Rub' al Khali's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Rub' al Khali's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10^[20].
• Rub' al Khali's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Rub-al-Khali^[21].
• Rub' al Khali's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الربع الخالي'}^[22].
• Rub' al Khali's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+621.371'}^[23].
• Rub' al Khali's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+680000'}^[24].
• Rub' al Khali's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 3517970^[25].
• Rub' al Khali's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as rub-al-khali^[26].
• Rub' al Khali's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrtEm0wokLA9G^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United Arab Emirates^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in United Arab Emirates^[29], founded in 1971^[30]; Saudi Arabia^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Saudi Arabia^[32], founded in 1727^[33]; Yemen^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Yemen^[35], founded in 1990^[36]; and Oman^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Oman^[38], founded in 1970^[39]. Rub' al Khali's part of is recorded as Middle East^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Rub' al Khali's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+680000'}^[24]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+621.371'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Rub' al Khali's instance of is recorded as desert^[8].

Why It Matters

Rub' al Khali ranks in the top 7% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]