Modern day ships of the desert Posted on March 8, 2015March 8, 2015 by Sean James Mountaineering in adventure, Arab, Arabia, Arabic, desert, dubai, dunes, Everest, expedition, fat biking, hiking, liwa, Middle East, millet, mountains, nitewatches, nitewatchesuae, Oman, qasr al sarab, rub' al khali, sand, sand biking, saudi arabia, the empty quarter, UAE A group of “sand bikers” in the desert near Liwa on the border with Saudi Arabia الربع الخالي or The Empty Quarter is the 2nd largest sand desert in the world The dunes are up to 250m in height