Q. Which of the following deserts is/are part of the Arabian Peninsula?
Empty Quarter desert
Al-Nefud Desert
Dahna Desert
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: Answer:
1, 2 & 3
Notes:
Rub' al-Khali desert, also known as the Empty Quarter. It encompasses most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. The desert includes parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Aran Emirates, and Yemen. It is part of the larger Arabian Desert.
Al-Nefud or The Nefud is a desert in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The Nafud is an erg, a desert region located in north-central Saudi Arabia.
Ad-Dahna Desert is the central division of the Arabian Desert. It is a corridor of sandy terrain forming a bow-like shape that connects an-Nafud desert in the north to Rub' al-Khali desert in the south.