Definitions
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- noun a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds
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According to Aramco, exploration and development will also commence in non - producing areas such the Red Sea and the Nafud basin, north of Riyadh.
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A corridor of sandy terrain known as the ad-Dahna desert connects the large an-Nafud desert (c. 65,000 km2) in the north of Saudi Arabia to the Rub’al-Khali in the south.
Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands 2008
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