It extends along most of Egypt's eastern border and merges into the Nubian Desert in the south. Today most of the desert can be accessed by roads. Since ancient times Egypt has used the porphyry, granite, limestone, and sandstone found in the desert mountains as building materials.
Oil is produced in the north.
The name Arabian Desert is also commonly applied to the desert of the Arabian Peninsula. Listing from Electric Library , a pay service. Copyright 2001 Infonautics Corporation . All rights reserved. Land of the moving earth.