Arabia

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The Middle East

Arabia is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia. It lies north of Ethiopia and northern Somalia; south of Israel, the disputed Palestinian territories, and Jordan; and southwest of Iran.

The coastal limits of Arabia comprise: on the southwest, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba; on the southeast, the Arabian Sea; and on the northeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. Geo-politically, Arabia includes the countries of:

The country of Saudi Arabia covers most of Arabia. The majority of the population of the peninsula lives in Saudi Arabia and in Yemen. The penninsula contains large amounts of oil and is home to the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina, both of which are in Saudi Arabia. The UAE and Qatar are home to major Arabic language television stations such as Al-Jazeera.

The term "the Middle East" sometimes applies to the peninsula alone, but usually refers to the Arabian Peninsula plus the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran. The term "Arabia" often refers to Saudi Arabia alone. At other times the term "Arabia" can stand for the whole Arab World, stretching from Morocco in the west to Oman in the east.

Arabia Petraea

Arabia was also a province of the Roman Empire beginning in the second century AD; it consisted of the former Nabataean kingdom in modern Jordan, Sinai, and northwestern Saudi Arabia. Its capital was Petra and its full name was Arabia Petraea.

See also : Arab World, Araby

Arabia is also a small suburb of Helsinki.

The Finnish company Arabia makes ceramic kitchen and bathroom utensils: see external link http://www.arabia.fi

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