Nafud Desert

Japanese: ナフード砂漠 - なふーどさばく(英語表記)Nafud
Nafud Desert

A desert in the northern inland part of Saudi Arabia. It is also called the Nefud Desert. It stretches 290 km from east to west and 230 km from north to south, covering an area of ​​64,000 square kilometers. It is widely covered with sand dunes, and sandstorms are frequent. During the rainy season from winter to early spring, grass sprouts, and it becomes a grazing ground for some Bedouins (nomads) who migrate from Jordan and Iraq. A caravan route runs through it between Al-Jawf in the northwest and Hail in the southeast.

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Japanese:

サウジアラビア北部の内陸にある砂漠。ネフドNefud砂漠ともよばれる。東西約290キロメートル、南北約230キロメートル、面積は約6万4000平方キロメートルに達する。広く砂丘に覆われ、砂嵐(すなあらし)が頻発する。冬から春先にかけての降水期には草が芽生え、ヨルダンやイラクから移動してくる一部のベドウィン(遊牧民)の放牧地となる。北西のジャウフと南東のハーイルの間を隊商路が縦断する。

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