Serial Episode: Location of Arabia

 Location of Arabia 

The word 'Arab' is used to mean 'sandy desert', a dry gray desert or an area devoid of vines and grasses. Since time immemorial, the term has been used in a specific sense for the Arabian Peninsula and the communities living there. 

Arabia is bounded by the Red Sea and the Sinai Peninsula to the west, the Arabian Gulf and a large part of southern Iraq to the east, and the Arabian Sea to the south, which is a vast part of the Indian Ocean, to the north by the Empire and parts of northern Iraq. There is some disagreement about the boundaries mentioned. The area of ​​the entire territory is estimated to be between 10 lakh and 13 lakh square miles. 

The Arabian Peninsula is of great importance and significance both from the point of view of interior geography and topography. The peninsula is surrounded by a vast desert or horizon wide sandy desert. Due to which this peninsula has become such a fortified fortress that it is very difficult for any foreign power or external enemy to attack, establish rights or influence over it. This is due to the natural causes of the Arabian Peninsula