Arabia
noun
uk/əˈreɪ.bi.ə/us/əˈreɪ.bi.ə/(alsothe Arabian peninsula,the Arabian Peninsula)alargepeninsula(= alongpieceoflandthatsticksout into thesea)inWestAsia, thatincludesSaudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and theUnitedArabEmirates:
This is asongbirdof thefinchfamily,nativetoAfrica, Arabia, andSouthAsia.
Oman is on theeasternedgeof theArabianpeninsula.
- Cinnamon andclovesare verypopularin thecookingofIndia, Arabia, andNorthAfrica.
- Puppetry wasintroducedto Indonesia about 900yearsago bytradersandimmigrantsfromIndia, Arabia, andChina.
- Ibn Battutah was a 14th-centuryexplorer,pilgrim, andchroniclerwhospentthreedecadestravellingfrom Morocco toChinaviaEgypt, the Horn ofAfrica, Arabia, andIndia.
- Coffee wasgrownin Ethiopia andtradedacrosstheRedSea to theArabianpeninsula.
- Throughouthistory, theArabianPeninsula hastraditionallybeen called "Arabia".
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