沙特阿拉伯最值得一去的旅游胜地

Empty Quarter
鲁卜哈利沙漠

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.
鲁卜哈利沙漠，意为“空旷的四分之一”，这里是一片广袤无边的沙海，横跨几大国家。几千英里的沙丘和干旱带来的荒芜使得该地成为世界上最大的沙漠之一。其生态环境如此极端以至于本地的贝多因人都害怕进入沙漠深处。虽然几乎与生命隔绝，但鲁卜哈利沙漠有几个绿洲胜地，打破了弥漫在整个沙漠的令人不安的宁静。让人很难相信的是，这里曾经被群湖环绕、绿意盎然、生机勃勃，而如今只剩残存的化石和遗迹让人遥想当年。