Rub' al Khali is a sand desert that lies in the eastern part of Arabian Peninsula. This region is spread over 65000 square kilometres and is the largest contiguous sand desert in the world. The region has one of the toughest weather with a temperature that rises to 50 degree Celsius. This is also the place where world’s biggest oil well Ghawar is situated. Spread across three countries, Saudi Arabia, Oman and UAE, the first explorers documented to cross the Rub' al Khali were Bertram Thomas in 1931 and St. John Philby in 1932. ‘Though Rub' al Khali is known as ‘Empty Quarter’ this mysterious desert land is not something that can be painted in a single frame or something that can be written down as an ode by a poet. This is a vast land yet to be completely captured in a camera. About 40 Archaeologists and scientists under the leadership of Saudi Arabia has already begun to explore and experiment in the region.
