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Geography of the Arab world

The Arab world consists of 22 countries located in Western Asia, Northern Africa, the Maghreb, the Horn of Africa, and the Indian Ocean. It covers a combined area of 13 million km2. It extends from Morocco in the west, southward to the Comoros, eastward to Somalia, and northward to Iraq.

Continent

Asia and Africa

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13,333,296 km2 (5,148,014 sq mi)

Jbel Toubkal
4,165 m[1]

Lac Assal
−155 m[2]

Nile
6,853 km

The , which includes Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

Greater Maghreb

The , which includes Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq and Jordan.

Fertile Crescent

The , which includes Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Yemen.

Arabian Peninsula

Terrains in the area can be divided into three main types: the large arid desert covering most of it, the fertile south and north, and finally the high mountains of the Atlas, Ahaggar, Zagros and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, along with the Hijaz Mountain range.


The Arab world can also be divided into two continental parts: Asian, which has 12 states, and African, which is larger and has 10 states. Adjacent to the Arab world are 14 land neighbours and 4 sea neighbours. Geographically, the Arab world countries are further subdivided into four regions:



The Arab world has a high population density, with an estimated 350 million inhabitants. Culturally, the Arab states can be divided into 3 regions:

Climate[edit]

The hottest temperature recorded in the Arab world took place in Kuwait from Mid-July to Mid-August 2022, reaching 54.6 °C (130.3 °F) in Kuwait City, breaking a record set in 1987.[6][7]

Geography of the Horn of Africa

Geography of North Africa

Geography of West Asia