Arabian Peninsula
Speech parts
1. Arabian Peninsula - Noun
2. Arabian Peninsula - Proper noun
Meaning
a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
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10 to 18 million Black Africans (known as the Zanj ) were enslaved by Arab slave traders and transported to the Arabian Peninsula and neighboring countries. citation This number far exceeded the number of slaves who were taken to the Americas.
Around one fifth of the world's oil supply also passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow choke point between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
Data culled via this methodology demonstrates that 130,000 years ago, the Arabian Peninsula was relatively more warm which caused more rainfall, turning it into a series of lush habitable land.
After ‘Abd al-‘Aziz expelled the Turks from the eastern Arabian Peninsula in 1913, local rulers began to invite the doctors to visit.
Income generated from the Hajj, in fact, not only powers the Meccan economy but has historically had far reaching effects on the economy of the entire Arabian Peninsula.
Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India, and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years.