Nakheel unveils super-luxury resort at Coral Island of The World". National Media Council UAE. 2007-03-05. Archived from the original on April 26, 2008 . Retrieved 2008-03-26. The seventh century saw the rise of Islam as the peninsula's dominant religion. The Islamic prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca in about 570 and first began preaching in the city in 610, but migrated to Medina in 622. From there he and his companions united the tribes of Arabia under the banner of Islam and created a single Arab Muslim religious polity in the Arabian peninsula. Robert D. Burrowes (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. p.319. ISBN 978-0810855281. Arabia Deserta ("Desert Arabia"): signified the desert interior of the Arabian peninsula. As a name for the region, it remained popular into the 19th and 20th centuries, and was used in Charles M. Doughty's Travels in Arabia Deserta (1888).

Peyrouse, Sebastien (2015), Turkmenistan: Strategies of Power, Dilemmas of Development, Routledge, p.62, ISBN 978-0230115521 First human migration out of Africa more geographically widespread than previously thought". Eurek Alert. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018 . Retrieved 1 November 2018.The Arab world has between 400,000 and 500,000 Armenians inhabiting its geographical area. Armenians are largely concentrated in countries such as Lebanon 150,000 – 250,000 and Syria 100,000 to 150,000 as well as Palestine, and to a lesser degree Egypt and Iraq, but Armenians can also be found in countries like Qatar and the UAE. These Armenians are economic migrants from Lebanon and Syria. Middle East:: Iraq – The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". 2019-09-12. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12 . Retrieved 2021-02-05. See: Holt (1977a), p.57, Hourani (2003), p.22, Lapidus (2002), p.32, Madelung (1996), p.43, Tabatabaei (1979), p.30–50 Taylor, Scott (2004), Among the Others: Encounters with the Forgotten Turkmen of Iraq, Esprit de Corps, p.31, ISBN 1-895896-26-6, The largest number of Turkmen immigrants followed the army of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent when he conquered all of Iraq in 1535. Throughout their reign, the Ottomans encouraged the settlement of immigrant Turkmen along the loosely formed boundary that divided Arab and Kurdish settlements in northern Iraq. The second major development has been the discovery of vast reserves of oil in the 1930s. Its production brought great wealth to all countries of the region, with the exception of Yemen.

a b c d e f g Cavendish, Marshall (2007). "Geography and climate". World and Its Peoples. Vol.1. Cavendish Square Publishing. pp. 8–19. ISBN 978-0-7614-7571-2. a b The New York Times (2015). "Who Are the Turkmens of Syria?". The New York Times. In the context of Syria, though, the term ["Turkmen"] is used somewhat differently, to refer mainly to people of Turkish heritage whose families migrated to Syria from Anatolia during the centuries of the Ottoman period — and thus would be closer kin to the Turks of Turkey than to the Turkmens of Central Asia...Q. How many are there? A. No reliable figures are available, and estimates on the number of Turkmens in Syria and nearby countries vary widely, from the hundreds of thousands up to 3 million or more. User:Fry1989 501x414 (31301 Bytes) {{Information |Description=Flag map of Saudi Arabia |Source=*[[:File:Provinces of Saudi Arabia.svg|]] *[[:File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg|]] |Date=2011-01-30 05:43 (UTC) |Author=*[[:File:Provinces of Saudi Arabia.svg|]]: *[[:F The Arab world is home to sizeable populations of Turks throughout North Africa, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula. [ citation needed]a b Salibi, Kamal Suleiman (1988). A House of Many Mansions: The History of Lebanon Reconsidered. University of California Press. pp.60–61. ISBN 978-0-520-07196-4. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020 . Retrieved 19 October 2015. Kenneth Anderson Kitchen (2003). On the Reliability of the Old Testament. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 978-0802849601. May 2013: Nakheel announces that an out of court settlement has been reached between itself and developer Kleindienst Group, allowing construction on "The Heart of Europe" to resume. [53] Mandal, Ram Bahadur (1990). "VI: A Regional Geography". Patterns of Regional Geography: World regions. New Delhi, India: Concept Publishing Company. p.354. ISBN 978-8-1702-2292-7. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021 . Retrieved 24 October 2020. Tchilingirian, Hratch. "The Armenian Church: A Brief Introduction" (PDF). hygradaran. Armenian Church Library. p.8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2019. According to Vatican sources, some 250,000 Armenians are members of the "Armenian Rite" of the Catholic Church (others put the number closer to 150,000) with communities in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey, Jerusalem and the US.

A plateau more than 2,500 feet (760m) high extends across much of the Arabian Peninsula. The plateau slopes eastwards from the massive, rifted escarpment along the coast of the Red Sea, to the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf. The interior is characterized by cuestas and valleys, drained by a system of wadis. A crescent of sand and gravel deserts lies to the east. Kristof, Nicholas (31 August 2017). "The Photos the U.S. and Saudi Arabia Don't Want You to See". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017 . Retrieved 17 May 2020. In June 2020, a street called Raining Street was being built as part of the Heart of Europe project, with plans to create artificial rainfall once the outdoor temperature exceeds 27 degrees Celsius, with the objective to make a close copy of the Southern Europe climate. [44] Dodge, Christine Huda (1 April 2003). The Everything Understanding Islam Book: A Complete and Easy to Read Guide to Muslim Beliefs, Practices, Traditions, and Culture. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781605505459. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021 . Retrieved 19 May 2020. With Muhammad's death in 632, disagreement broke out over who would succeed him as leader of the Muslim community. Umar ibn al-Khattab, a prominent companion of Muhammad, nominated Abu Bakr, who was Muhammad's intimate friend and collaborator. Others added their support and Abu Bakr was made the first caliph. This choice was disputed by some of Muhammad's companions, who held that Ali ibn Abi Talib, his cousin and son-in-law, had been designated his successor. Abu Bakr's immediate task was to avenge a recent defeat by Byzantine (or Eastern Roman Empire) forces, although he first had to put down a rebellion by Arab tribes in an episode known as the Ridda wars, or "Wars of Apostasy". [59] The Middle East, c. 1190. Saladin's empire and its vassals shown in redShabaks are mainly found in Iraq, they are either Muslim or follow native religions. They are also related to Kurds, but like the Yazidi, emphasise their separate identity. [ citation needed] Somalis [ edit ] The provincial Ottoman Army for Arabia (Arabistan Ordusu) was headquartered in Syria, which included Palestine, the Transjordan region in addition to Lebanon ( Mount Lebanon was, however, a semi-autonomous mutasarrifate). It was put in charge of Syria, Cilicia, Iraq, and the remainder of the Arabian Peninsula. [65] [66] The Ottomans never had any control over central Arabia, also known as the Najd region. Provisional Constitution". Federal Republic of Somalia. 1 August 2012. Article 5. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 . Retrieved 25 March 2016. Saudi Arabia is located in the continent of Asia. It occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula, which is part of Western Asia. What Is the Main Religion in Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia's Qassim stone axe find points to prehistoric 'crossroads' ". Arab News. 2 January 2021.