This ecoregion is the largest on the Arabian Peninsula. It is a vast desert wilderness stretching from Yemen to the Arabian Gulf and from Oman to Jordan and Iraq. At 200,000 square miles (500,000 square kilometers), itâs one of the biggest continuous bodies of sand in the world. Gazelles, oryx, sand cats, and spiny-tailed lizards are just some of the desert-adapted species that survive in this extreme environment, which features everything from red dunes to deadly quicksand.
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