In antiquity, the term "Arabia" encompassed a larger area than the current term "Arabian Peninsula" and included the Arabian desert and large parts of the Syrian-Arabian desert.During the Hellenistic period, the area was known as Arabia (Ancient Greek: Ἀραβία).The Romans named three regions "Arabia": . Arabia Petraea (' Stony Arabia ' [11]): it consisted of the …

2021年2月14日 · Several geographical features characterize the Arabian Peninsula’s landscape, including plateaus, desert range, mountains, and coastlands. The peninsula is mostly covered by deserts, making it one of the world’s driest regions.

2025年1月21日 · The Arabian Peninsula is bounded by the Red Sea on the west and southwest, the Gulf of Aden on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south and southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf (also called the Arabian Gulf) on the east.

The Arabian Peninsula is a desert environment surrounded by saltwater bodies. The Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea border the peninsula on three sides. Arid type B climates dominate the region. Saudi Arabia only receives an average of …

Geographically, the terrain of the Arabian Peninsula consists of a large central plateau, a variety of deserts, marshy coast lands, and stretches of mountains. The main feature of the peninsula is the central plateau, which reaches a breathtaking height of 2,500 feet.

2025年1月21日 · Arabia may be described as a vast plateau, edged with deeply dissected escarpments on three sides and sloping gently northeastward from the Red Sea to the eastern lowlands adjoining the Persian Gulf. The peninsula’s highest peak, Al-Nabī Shuʿayb, at 12,030 feet (3,665 metres), is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Sanaa in Yemen.

Map 1 identifies the locations of the most prominent features. Map 1. The geographical features of the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian Desert may be divided into three key parts, An Nafud, Ad Dahna, and Rub’ al Khali. An Nafud is the northernmost of these three.

The Arabian Peninsula is a large peninsula in Southwest Asia, bordered by the Persian Gulf to the northeast, the Red Sea to the west, and the Arabian Sea to the southeast. It is known for its diverse landscapes, which include vast deserts, mountain ranges, and coastal plains, all shaped by significant tectonic activity that has occurred over ...

This lesson introduces students to the physical geography of the Arabian Peninsula, its position relative to bodies of land and water and therefore its role in connecting continents, its climate, and its resources (in the premodern era).

Based on the map, the regions with the best habitat characteristics are the grassland ecosystems, areas with greater than 500 mm/20 inches of annual precipitation, and areas with access to permanent bodies of water or springs.