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aqaba
the only port in Jordan, in the southwest, on the Gulf of Aqaba. Pop: 80 790 (2004) -
arab league
the league of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to further cultural, economic, military, political, and social cooperation -
arabia
a great peninsula of SW Asia, between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf: consists chiefly of a desert plateau, with mountains rising over 3000 m (10 000 ft) in the west and scattered oases; includes the present-day countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. Area: about 2 600 000 sq km (1 000 000 sq miles) -
asir
a region of SW Saudi Arabia, in the Southern Province on the Red Sea: under Turkish rule until 1933. Area: 81 000 sq km (31 000 sq miles) -
dahna
a desert area in central Saudi Arabia, to the N of the Rub` al Khali (Empty Quarter) -
dhahran
a town in E Saudi Arabia: site of the original discovery of oil in the country (1938)