Arabia

Arabia
or Arabian Peninsula geographical name peninsula SW Asia about 1200 miles (1930 kilometers) long & 1300 miles (2090 kilometers) wide including Saudi Arabia, Yemen, & Persian Gulf States; in early times divided into Arabia Petraea “Rocky Arabia” (the NW part), Arabia Deserta “Desert Arabia” (the N part), & Arabia Felix “Fertile Arabia” (the main part)

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  • Arabia — • The cradle of Islam and, in all probability, the primitive home of the Semitic race Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arabia     Arabia      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • ARABIA — ARABIA, the Arabian Peninsula. Arabia attained a high level of civilization and culture continuing from antiquity until the rise of Islam in the seventh century C.E. In its southwestern part several developed states existed (see Ḥimyar ); the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Arabia — ist: in der antiken Geographie: die arabische Halbinsel, insbesondere der Südwesten mit dem heutigen Jemen, siehe Arabia Felix eine Provinz des Römischen Reiches, das Gebiet des ehemaligen Nabatäerreiches umfassend, siehe Arabia Petraea die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Arabia — arabía (del ár. and. «‘arabíyya»; ant.) f. Idioma árabe. * * * arabía. (Del ár. hisp. ‘arabíyya, y este del ár. clás. ‘arabiyyah). f. ant. Lengua árabe. * * * Arabia es una península situada en la confluencia de África y …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Arabia — 1711; see ARAB (Cf. Arab) + IA (Cf. ia). The older name for the country of Arabia was Araby (late 13c.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Arabĭa — Arabĭa, 1) (a. Geogr.), so v.w. Arabien; 2) Stadt an der Wüste Arabiens am Rothen Meere; 3) (n. Geogr.), Stadt in Zanguebar …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • arabia — s. f. 1. Idioma árabe corrompido. 2. Aravia …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • arabía — (Del ár. hisp. ‘arabíyya, y este del ár. clás. ‘arabiyyah). f. ant. Lengua árabe …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Arabia — [ə rā′bē ə] peninsula in SW Asia, between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf: largely an arid desert plateau: c. 1,000,000 sq mi (2,590,000 sq km): also Arabian Peninsula …   English World dictionary

  • Arabia — /euh ray bee euh/, n. a peninsula in SW Asia, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic, People s Democratic Republic of Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait: divided in ancient times into Arabia Deserta, Arabia Petraea, and …   Universalium

  • Arabia — Para otros usos de este término, véase Arabia (desambiguación) y Pueblo árabe. Península arábiga (o Arabia) (شبه الجزيرة العربية) …   Wikipedia Español

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