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Persian Gulf

(Encyclopedia) Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian peninsula and Iran, extending c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of…

United Arab Republic

(Encyclopedia) United Arab Republic, political union (1958–61) of Egypt and Syria. The capital was Cairo. The two countries were merged (1958) into a single unit comprising the Southern (Egypt) and…

Brewer's: Arabs

Street Arabs. The houseless poor; street children. So called because, like the Arabs, they are nomads or wanderers with no settled home. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Reading Arabic

The Question: In what direction is Arabic read? The Answer: Like most Semitic languages, Arabic is read from right to left. (Languages…

Oman

(Encyclopedia) CE5 OmanOmanōmänˈ [key], officially Sultanate of Oman, independent sultanate (2015 est. pop. 3,287,000), c.82,000 sq mi (212,380 sq km), SE Arabian peninsula, on the Gulf of Oman…

Brewer's: Arabic Figures

The figures 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. So called because they were introduced into Europe (Spain) by the Moors or Arabs, who learnt them from the Hindus. Far more important than the characters, is…

Qatar

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Qatar or KatarKatarboth: kŭˈtər, gŭ–, kətärˈ [key], officially State of Qatar, independent emirate (2015 est. pop. 2,482,000), c.4,400 sq mi (11,400 sq km), E Arabia,…

Members of the United Nations (Update for 2023)

Top of Page Source: iStockThe United Nations has existed since the end of the Second World War in 1945. It’s the largest intergovernmental organization in the world, and almost every sovereign county…

Saudi Arabia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabiasä&oomacr;ˈdē ərāˈbēə, souˈ–, sô– [key], officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 27,752,000), 829,995 sq mi (2,149,690 sq km),…

Arab

(Encyclopedia) ArabArabāˈrăb [key], in the Bible, hill town of S ancient Palestine, near Hebron.