Definition of arabian peninsula Arabian peninsula
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| arabian peninsula - a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources | ||
| Arabia | ||
| asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively | ||
| muscat and oman, oman, sultanate of oman a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil | ||
| katar peninsula, qatar peninsula, katar, qatar a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf | ||
| kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy | ||
| najd, nejd a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| hedjaz, hejaz, hijaz a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| united arab emirates a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves | ||
| republic of yemen, yemen a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990 | ||
| great arabian desert, arabian desert a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia | ||
| arab, arabian a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa | ||
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arabian peninsula
A peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert.
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Arabia is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia. It lies east of Ethiopia and northern Somalia; south of Israel, the disputed Palestinian territories, and Jordan; and southwest of Iran.
The peninsula has sometimes been called the Middle East, but that term usually refers to the Arabian Peninsula plus the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The term "Arabia" often refers to Saudi Arabia alone.
The country of Saudi Arabia covers almost all of Arabia. The majority of the population of the peninsula live in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
