Keywords: Arabian Peninsula arabic.png Translated as the w Arabian Peninsula Map from arabic where the map shows portions of Iraq and Syria that are colorized to inscribed within see note below This appears to be consistent with the tranlated title and this excerpt from Arabian pennisula Its northern limit is defined by the w Iranian and w Iraqi mountain range of w Zagros collision zone a mountainous uplift where a w continental collision between the w Arabian Plate and Asia is occurring It merges with the w Syrian Desert with no clear line of demarcation Own 21 November إبن البيطار Look Bellow ;note <br />Previously erroneously categorized as GCC countries which has the meaning <br/> Politically the Arabian Peninsula consists of Saudi Arabia Kuwait Bahrain Qatar the United Arab Emirates the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Yemen Together these countries excluding the w Republic of Yemen located in the south-western corner of the pennisula constitute the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC the subject of this map Founded on 26 May 1981 the aim of this collective is to promote coordination between member states in all fields in order to achieve unity quote with minor annotation/links from GCC website 2008-07-17 removed from that category as clearly off target Yemen is same coloring and portions of other geopolitical entities are indicated by other countries Maps of the Arabian Peninsula |