Yemeni Desert. The Ramlat al-Sab'atayn () is a

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region that corresponds with the northern deserts of modern

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( Al-Jawf,

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, Shabwah governorates) and southwestern

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(

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province). It comprises mainly transverse and seif

dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, flat ...

s and covers an area of about , roughly .Ramlat al-Sabʿatayn
/ref> The Ramlat as Sab'atayn includes part of what was known to

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s as the Sayhad (). It extends from al-Khawr to the edge of the Rub' al-Khālī or Empty Quarter. It includes the Yemeni

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s of al-Jawf, Ma'rib and Shabwa.

References

Geography of Yemen Deserts of Yemen {{Yemen-geo-stub