Arabian Peninsula topic
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The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-arabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-arab) is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. The area is an important part of the Middle East and plays a critically important geopolitical role because of its vast reserves of oil and natural gas.
The coasts of the peninsula are, on the west the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, on the southeast the Arabian Sea (part of the Indian...
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