The Empty Quarter is the largest uninterrupted desert in the world, stretching across a vast expanse of approximately 650,000 square kilometers. This immense sea of sand connects Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, and is renowned for its otherworldly landscapes. Towering over this vast desert is Ramlat Jadilah in Oman, the world’s tallest sand dune, rising to staggering heights that challenge the imagination.

Throughout history, the vast expanse of the Arabian desert has carried an aura of legendary mystique and foreboding for local inhabitants, while at the same time captivating the curiosity and admiration of intrepid explorers. The origins of its name are equally enigmatic. Some attribute it to the nomenclature of Western explorers, while others trace it to the worldview of Arab geographers, who divided the Earth into four quarters—one of which, the southwest, was believed to be void of life.