| − | The '''Arabian Peninsula''' is a large [[peninsula]] in south-west Asia, bounded to the north by [[Jordan]] and [[Iraq]], to the east by the [[Persian Gulf]] and the [[Gulf of Oman]], to the south by the [[Arabian Sea]], and to the west by the [[RedSea]] and [[Gulf of Aqaba]]. The Peninsula comprises the nations of [[Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Qatar]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Oman]] and [[Yemen]]. In addition, the island nation of [[Bahrain]] is connected to the peninsula by a [[causeway]]. Most of the land area of the peninsula is [[desert]] or [[semi-desert]], and it is mountaious in the west and south. It has significant [[hydrocarbon]] reources. | + | The '''Arabian Peninsula''' is a large [[peninsula]] in south-west Asia, bounded to the north by [[Jordan]] and [[Iraq]], to the east by the [[Persian Gulf]] and the [[Gulf of Oman]], to the south by the [[Arabian Sea]], and to the west by the [[Red Sea]] and [[Gulf of Aqaba]]. The Peninsula comprises the nations of [[Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Qatar]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Oman]] and [[Yemen]]. In addition, the island nation of [[Bahrain]] is connected to the peninsula by a [[causeway]]. Most of the land area of the peninsula is [[desert]] or [[semi-desert]], and it is mountaious in the west and south. It has significant [[hydrocarbon]] reources. |