I thought it was a pun on the Saudi Arabia Empty Quarter which had the richest o...

VLM on July 29, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nine Nations of North America 30 years Later

I thought it was a pun on the Saudi Arabia Empty Quarter which had the richest oil fields in the world. For example Ghawar field used to pump quite a bit of oil, although mostly water now. May have heard of Sheyba field, another important field.

I like Thesiger's travelogues about the empty quarter.

s_q_b on July 29, 2014 [–]

If so, that's a brilliant pun. This book's been added to my reading list.