Empty Quarter
魯卜哈利沙漠

Rub al Khali, the Empty Quarter– an endless sand sea, stretching over several nations. Thousands of miles of dunes and arid desolation, make this place the largest sand desert worldwide. The conditions are so extreme, that even the local Bedouin fear entering its depths. Almost completely voided of life, the Rub al Khali has a couple of oasis retreats that contrast the ominous tranquility of the desert. It is hard to believe that once these lands abounded with lakes, luscious greens and vigorous life, a reminiscence revealed only by scanty fossils and remains.
魯卜哈利沙漠，意為“空曠的四分之一”，這里是一片廣袤無邊的沙海，橫跨幾大國家。幾千英里的沙丘和干旱帶來的荒蕪使得該地成為世界上最大的沙漠之一。其生態環境如此極端以至于本地的貝多因人都害怕進入沙漠深處。雖然幾乎與生命隔絕，但魯卜哈利沙漠有幾個綠洲勝地，打破了彌漫在整個沙漠的令人不安的寧靜。讓人很難相信的是，這里曾經被群湖環繞、綠意盎然、生機勃勃，而如今只剩殘存的化石和遺跡讓人遙想當年。