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Physical features of Arabia Arabian Peninsula: Rubʿ al-Khali mud dwelling, Najrān, Saudi Arabia desert pavement and topography, Saudi Arabia Rubʿ al-Khali sand desert Doha, Qatar: boat dock Hadhramaut Dhofar Al-Ḥajar range Arabian camel
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80,000-year-old Homo sapiens stone blades discovered in Arabia • Feb. 20, 2025, 2:00 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Physical features of Arabia
Arabian Peninsula: Rubʿ al-Khali
mud dwelling, Najrān, Saudi Arabia
desert pavement and topography, Saudi Arabia
Rubʿ al-Khali sand desert
Doha, Qatar: boat dock
Hadhramaut
Dhofar
Al-Ḥajar range
Arabian camel
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