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Arabian Peninsula (general region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 25 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 25.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 045 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 45.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Home to Minaean and Sabaean kingdoms 1000 BCE; held by Assyrians, Hebrews, Romans, and Persians; home to Semitic tribes until Mohammed initiated consolidation 7th century; ruled by Mamelukes and Ottomans; resistance to Turks 18-19th centuries; modern states born 1930s. |
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| Arabian Peninsula (preferred,C,O)
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| Shibh al Jazīrah al ‘Arabīyah (C,V)
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| Arabique, Péninsule (C,O)
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| Arabia (C,O)
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| Arabistan (C,O)
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| Arabian (C,O)
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| شبه الجزيرة العربية (C,V)
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| Bilād al ‘Arab (C,U)
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| Jazīrat al ‘Arab (C,U)
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