Which desert occupies much of the Arabian Peninsula?

Which desert occupies much of the Arabian Peninsula? The answer is the Arabian Desert.

The Arabian Desert is a vast arid region covering most of the Arabian Peninsula in western Asia. It extends across Saudi Arabia and into neighboring areas including Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, and Kuwait. Its landscapes include gravel plains, rocky plateaus, salt flats, and enormous sand seas.

One of its best-known parts is the Rub' al-Khali, or Empty Quarter, the largest continuous sand desert in the world. In the north, the An-Nafud is linked to the Rub' al-Khali by the Ad-Dahna, a corridor of reddish sand dunes.

The Arabian Desert is not the same as the Syrian Desert, which lies mainly north of the Arabian Peninsula, or the Negev, a smaller desert in the southern Levant. Dasht-e Kavir is in Iran. The Arabian Desert is also commonly described as an eastern extension of the Sahara's broader desert belt.