Science
Field science is an integral part of any meaningful expedition; considerable scientific research took place on the original journey of 1930/1931; in addition to creating the first maps of the interior...
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Any meaningful expedition should add to the knowledge of people, place or process. Education and learning are considered critical to the success of the Crossing the Empty Quarter project, and despite...
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Media Enquiries Oman and Gulf Zeenah PR – Mahmoud AlRiyami or Erin Neil +96894601333 mahmoud.alriyami@zeenahpr.com Media Enquiries UK and other International Morris International Associates – Ann...
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Arabia’s vast Rub Al Khali desert is one of the world’s most extreme and inhospitable environments, and in 1930 the race was on to become the first European to cross what is the biggest sand desert on...
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Media Enquiries For press enquiries please contact Oman and Gulf press: Zeenah PR – Mahmoud AlRiyami or Erin Neil +96894601333 Mahmoud.alriyami@zeenahpr.com UK and other International press: Morris...
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“يدنا ممدودة للصداقة والتعاون مع الجميع ، ونحن نتطلع للعب دور بناء على الصعيد الدولي ، وندعو دائما الى حل الخلافات والمشاكل بين الدول بالطرق السلمية ” جلالة السلطان قابوس بن سعيد The post Friendship...
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Join us, and be part of the journey as we travel from Salalah to Doha. Share our experiences around our digital campfire each evening by downloading the App below. Each day we will be posting updates...
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It is the largest sand desert in the world. A hundred years ago it was the last great unknown. In 1930 a small team of men, guided by Omani Sheikh Salih bin Kalut Al Rashidi al Kathiri, led British...
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In 1930 one Omani and one British explorer made the first ever recorded crossing of the Rub Al Khali desert. Now that 1,000 kilometre journey across the largest sand desert in the world is about to be...
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In the 1920s, the western world was obsessed with the romance and intrigue of Arabia. The exploits of T E Lawrence (of Arabia), put on a pedestal by US journalist Lowell Thomas, made the Empty Quarter...
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After 49 days and 1,300km on foot and by camel, on January 27th 2016 Omani explorers Mohamed Al Zadjali and Amur Al Wahaibi, with Briton Mark Evans successfully reached Al Rayan Fort in Doha, so...
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