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Peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate.
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Saudi Arabia
36 linksSaudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
Yemen
33 linksYemen (ٱلْيَمَن), officially the Republic of Yemen (ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْيَمَنِيَّةُ, ), is a country in Western Asia, on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula.
Arabs
26 linksThe Arabs (singular Arab ; singular عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635:, , plural عَرَب, DIN 31635 : , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are a large ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the western Indian Ocean islands (including the Comoros).
The Arabs (singular Arab ; singular عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635:, , plural عَرَب, DIN 31635 : , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are a large ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the western Indian Ocean islands (including the Comoros).
The first mention of Arabs appeared in the mid-9th century BCE, as a tribal people in eastern and southern Syria and the northern Arabian Peninsula.
Najd
18 linksNajd (نَجْدٌ, ), or the Nejd, forms the geographic center of Saudi Arabia, accounting for about a third of the country's modern population and, since the Emirate of Diriyah, acting as the base for all unification campaigns by the House of Saud to bring Arabia under a single polity and under the Salafi jurisprudence.
Oman
16 linksCountry in Western Asia.
Country in Western Asia.
It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
Arabic
17 linksSemitic language that first emerged in the 1st to 4th centuries CE.
Semitic language that first emerged in the 1st to 4th centuries CE.
It is named after the Arabs, a term initially used to describe people living in the Arabian Peninsula bounded by eastern Egypt in the west, Mesopotamia in the east, and the Anti-Lebanon mountains and northern Syria in the north, as perceived by ancient Greek geographers.
United Arab Emirates
15 linksCountry in Western Asia (The Middle East).
Country in Western Asia (The Middle East).
It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.
Iraq
19 linksCountry in Western Asia.
Country in Western Asia.
At its height, the empire was the strongest military power in the world and ruled over all of Mesopotamia, the Levant and Egypt, as well as portions of Anatolia, Arabia and modern-day Iran and Armenia.
Arab world
15 linksThe Arab world (العالم العربي '), formally the Arab homeland (الوطن العربي '), also known as the Arab nation (الأمة العربية '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states''', consists of the 22 Arab countries which are members of the Arab League.
The Arab world (العالم العربي '), formally the Arab homeland (الوطن العربي '), also known as the Arab nation (الأمة العربية '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states''', consists of the 22 Arab countries which are members of the Arab League.
Shariah law exists partially in the legal system in some countries (especially in the Arabian peninsula), while others are legislatively secular.
Syria
15 linksWestern Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.
Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.
Classically, Syria lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean, between Arabia to the south and Asia Minor to the north, stretching inland to include parts of Iraq, and having an uncertain border to the northeast that Pliny the Elder describes as including, from west to east, Commagene, Sophene, and Adiabene.