Arabian Peninsula

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The Arabian Peninsula is a vast, predominantly desert region in Western Asia that is considered the historical heartland of Arab culture and the birthplace of Islam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
peninsula
borderedBy Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
Indian Ocean
Levant region
Mesopotamia
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Syrian Desert
climate arid
desert climate
connectedTo Eurasian landmass
linked to: Eurasia
contains Asir region
Empty Quarter
linked to: Rub al Khali

Hadhramaut
linked to: Yemen

Hejaz
Najd
Oman Mountains
Rub al Khali
Tihamah coastal plain
Yemeni Highlands
continentPartOf Asia
countryLocatedOn Bahrain
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
parts of southern Iraq
parts of southern Jordan
ethnicMajority Arabs
geologicalFeature part of Arabian Plate
historicalRegion Arabia
linked to: Arabian Peninsula
knownFor birthplace of Islam
historical heartland of Arab culture
oil reserves
vast deserts
languageMajority Arabic
largestCountryOn Saudi Arabia
locatedIn Middle East
Southwest Asia
linked to: Middle East

Western Asia
linked to: Middle East
majorCityOn Abu Dhabi
Doha
Jeddah
Kuwait City
Mecca
Medina
Muscat
Riyadh
Sana'a
linked to: Sanaʽa
partOf Arab world
Greater Middle East
religiousSignificance location of Mecca
location of Medina
origin of Prophet Muhammad
site of early Islamic caliphates
seaSeparatedFrom Africa by Red Sea
subregion Central Arabia
linked to: Riyadh Province

Eastern Arabia
linked to: Persian Gulf states

Northern Arabia
Southern Arabia

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Islam originatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Aden (until 1937, administratively linked) locatedIn southern Arabia
linked to: Arabian Peninsula
Middle East historicalRegionIncludes Arabian Peninsula
Middle East hasSubregion Arabian Peninsula
Dubai partOf Arabian Peninsula
Quran revelationPlace Arabian Peninsula
Muhammad birthPeninsula Arabian Peninsula
Muhammad deathPeninsula Arabian Peninsula
Muhammad region Arabia
linked to: Arabian Peninsula
Arabs originRegion Arabian Peninsula
Arabs ancestralHomeland Arabian Peninsula
Arabs culturalRegion Arabian Peninsula
Old Arabic spokenIn Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula historicalRegion Arabia
linked to: Arabian Peninsula
Riyadh subregion Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia locatedOn Arabian Peninsula
Gulf Arabic region Arabian Peninsula
Abbasid Caliphate territoryIncludes Arabian Peninsula
Eurasia contains Arabian Peninsula
Abu Dhabi locatedOn Arabian Peninsula
Colony of Aden locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
United Arab Emirates locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Gulf Cooperation Council regionServed Arabian Peninsula
Semitic languages hasRegion Arabian Peninsula
Qatar locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Sea locatedBetween Arabian Peninsula
Yemeni Arabic region Arabian Peninsula
Shia Islam originRegion Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Desert locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Arabic calligraphy historicalOriginRegion Arabian Peninsula
Silk Road routes extendsTo Arabian Peninsula
Kuwait locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Islamic Caliphates territoryIncludes Arabian Peninsula
Barbeyaceae nativeTo Arabian Peninsula
Ibadi Islam originatedInRegion Arabian Peninsula
Muscat locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Manama partOf Arabian Peninsula
Royal Army of Oman operatesIn Arabian Peninsula
House of Hashim region Arabian Peninsula
Yemen locatedOn Arabian Peninsula
Oman locatedOn Arabian Peninsula
Red Sea locatedBetween Arabian Peninsula
Horn of Africa adjacentTo Arabian Peninsula
Aden partOf Arabian Peninsula
Lawrence of Arabia settingLocation Arabian Peninsula
Gulf of Oman adjacentTo Arabian Peninsula
Sanaʽa locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Dammam partOf Arabian Peninsula