arabian peninsula
geographical name(Ara-bia)
peninsula of southwestern Asia about 1200 miles (1930 kilometers) long and 1300 miles (2090 kilometers) wide including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, and the Persian Gulf States; in early times divided into Arabia Petraea "Rocky Arabia" (the northwestern part), Arabia Deserta "Desert Arabia" (the northern part), and Arabia Felix "Fertile Arabia" (the main part)