Ad-Dahna' Desert sand contains iron oxide, which gives it its red color. These sandy formations stretch from the Northern Border Province, extending downward to Hail Province , then to Qassim and Riyadh , finally reaching the Eastern Province . Ad-Dahna' Desert spans over 45,000 km 2 , representing 7.1 percent of the total sand accumulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The highest elevation of dunes in ad-Dahna' Desert above sea level is 779 m, located in Ramlat al-Ashyakh, e...