Arabian Peninsula

Summary

Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,990 views/month, #7 of 801).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arabian Peninsula is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[3].
• Arabian Peninsula is in the country of United Arab Emirates^[4].
• Arabian Peninsula is in the country of Qatar^[5].
• Arabian Peninsula is in the country of Oman^[6].
• Arabian Peninsula is in the country of Yemen^[7].
• Arabian Peninsula is in the country of Bahrain^[8].
• Arabian Peninsula is on the body of water Gulf of Aqaba^[9].
• Arabian Peninsula is on the body of water Red Sea^[10].
• Arabian Peninsula is on the body of water Arabian Sea^[11].
• Arabian Peninsula is on the body of water Persian Gulf^[12].
• Arabian Peninsula is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[13].
• Arabian Peninsula is on the body of water Strait of Hormuz^[14].
• Arabian Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[15].
• Arabian Peninsula's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[16].
• Arabian Peninsula's instance of is recorded as province^[17].
• Arabian Peninsula's shares border with is recorded as Levant^[18].
• Arabian Peninsula's shares border with is recorded as Mesopotamia^[19].
• Arabian Peninsula is part of Middle East^[20].
• Arabian Peninsula's Commons category is recorded as Arabian Peninsula^[21].
• Arabian Peninsula's said to be the same as is recorded as Arabia^[22].
• Arabian Peninsula's highest point is recorded as Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb^[23].
• Arabian Peninsula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23, 'lon': 46}^[24].
• Arabian Peninsula's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Arabian Plate^[25].
• Arabian Peninsula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arabian Peninsula^[26].
• Arabian Peninsula's topic's main category is recorded as Q8879961^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Saudi Arabia^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Saudi Arabia^[29], founded in 1727^[30]; United Arab Emirates^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in United Arab Emirates^[32], founded in 1971^[33]; Qatar^[5], an Emirate^[34], in Qatar^[35], founded in 1870^[36]; Oman^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Oman^[38], founded in 1970^[39]; Yemen^[7], a sovereign state^[40], in Yemen^[41], founded in 1990^[42]; and Bahrain^[8], a sovereign state^[43], in Bahrain^[44], founded in 1971^[45]. Adjacent water bodies include Gulf of Aqaba^[9], a bay^[46], in Egypt^[47]; Red Sea^[10], a sea^[48], in Egypt^[49]; Arabian Sea^[11], a sea^[50], in India^[51]; Persian Gulf^[12], a sea^[52], in Saudi Arabia^[53]; Indian Ocean^[13], an ocean^[54]; and Strait of Hormuz^[14], a strait^[55], in Iran^[56]. Arabian Peninsula is part of Middle East^[20].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+77584000'}^[57], {'amount': '+63364001'}^[58], {'amount': '+47466523'}^[59], {'amount': '+9481713'}^[60], {'amount': '+11788232'}^[61], and {'amount': '+15319678'}^[62].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include peninsula^[15], cultural region^[16], and province^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Arabian Peninsula include Arabian-Nubian Shield^[63], a shield^[64]; Arabia Terra^[65], a terra^[66]; and Aravis^[67], a fictional human^[68].

Why It Matters

Arabian Peninsula ranks in the top 0.87% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,990 views/month, #7 of 801).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

Entities named for it include Arabian-Nubian Shield^[63], a shield^[64]; Arabia Terra^[65], a terra^[66]; and Aravis^[67], a fictional human^[68].