Regions

The Arabian Peninsula

Also Known As Arabia

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "The Arabian Peninsula." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/regions/the-arabian-peninsula.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). The Arabian Peninsula. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/regions/the-arabian-peninsula

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-the-arabian-peninsula,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {The Arabian Peninsula},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/regions/the-arabian-peninsula},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula in West Asia of about 3,237,500 square kilometres, the largest peninsula in the world, carrying Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen and the southern portions of Iraq and Jordan. It is overwhelmingly desert, an extension of the Sahara system that includes the Rub al Khali in the south, the Nefud in the north and the Dahna between them, with mountain ranges along its eastern, southern and northwestern edges. Its climate is extremely hot and arid outside a few higher elevations and coastal strips.

Facts

Area (sq km)

3,237,500 1

Population

95,000,000 1

2023 estimate.

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