ArabianPeninsula dust SeaWiFS 2.jpg thumbnail right 280px The ArabianPeninsula The Arabian ..., 3rd Edition, entry for ArabianPeninsula ref or the Arabian subcontinent , ref http books.google.com ... The seas off the coast of the ArabianPeninsula are clockwise on the west the Red Sea and angled ... between the ArabianPeninsula and the Horn of Africa and on the southwest corner of the peninsula north ... desert that is located in the northern ArabianPeninsula covering 200,000 square miles . ref http ... and Geological Provinces of the ArabianPeninsula ref The Golan Heights is a plateau, which is part of the Harrat ash Shaam , the largest volcanic field of the western ArabianPeninsula. ref cite journal ... Peninsula. File Two point equidistant asia.jpg thumb 300px Africa, Arabian subcontinent, and Eurasia Image Arabianpeninsula definition2.png right 210px thumb The ArabianPeninsula Political boundaries ... in 2003. Population As of 2008, the estimated population of the ArabianPeninsula is 77,983,936. ref ... ft m high extends across much of the ArabianPeninsula. The plateau slopes eastwards from the massive ... and gravel deserts lies to the east. Land and sea Most of the ArabianPeninsula is unsuited to agriculture ... or subtropical desert climate or arid steppe climate .The sea surrounding the ArabianPeninsula are generally ... , encompassing a larger area than the current term ArabianPeninsula Arabia Petraea for the area ... Desert Arabia signified the desert interior of the Arabianpeninsula. As a name for the region, it remained ... The seventh century saw the introduction of Islam in the ArabianPeninsula. The Islamic prophet Muhammad established a new unified polity in the Arabianpeninsula which under the subsequent Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphate s saw a century of rapid expansion of Arab power well beyond the Arabianpeninsula ..., Cilicia, Iraq, and the remainder of the ArabianPeninsula. ref see History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern ... the southern ArabianPeninsula. It would have comprised Cilicia skenderun and Mersin , Iraq ... more details
being the only state on the Arabianpeninsula where there is a specific Jewish community. Bahrain ... World Mizrahi Jews The ten families DEFAULTSORT History Of The Jews In The ArabianPeninsula Category History of the Jews in the ArabianPeninsula ar he ...Distinguish History of the Jews in Saudi Arabia History of the Jews in Arabia disambiguation File ArabianPeninsula dust SeaWiFS.jpg thumbnail right 200px The ArabianPeninsula . The history of the Jew s in the ArabianPeninsula reaches back to Biblical times. The ArabianPeninsula is defined as including parts of Iraq and Jordan in Geography geographic terms. In Political geography political terms, the following countries are politically considered part of the peninsula Bahrain an island nation off the east coast of the peninsula Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates a federation of seven states Abu Dhabi Emirate Abu Dhabi , Ajman , Dubai , Fujairah , Ras al Khaimah , Sharjah emirate Sharjah , and Umm al Quwain Yemen . History of the Jews in Iraq Main Babylonian captivity History of the Jews in Iraq Baghdad Arabic Jewish Operation Ezra and Nehemiah The history of the Jews in Iraq is documented over twenty six centuries, from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 600 BCE, as noted in the Hebrew Bible and other historical evidence from the period, to modern Iraq . Iraq i Jew s constitute one of the world s oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities. In the 1930s, the situation of the Jews in Iraq deteriorated. Previously, the growing Iraqi Arab nationalist sentiment included Iraqi Jews as fellow Arabs, but these views changed with the introduction of Nazi propaganda and the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian Mandate. Despite protestations of their loyalty to Iraq, Iraqi Jews were increasingly subject to discrimination and harsh laws. On August 27, 1934 many Jews were dismissed from public service, and quotas were set up in colleges and universities ... more details
Infobox War Faction name br Al Qaeda in the ArabianPeninsula war the Yemeni al Qaeda crackdown image Image Flag of al Qaeda in Iraq.svg 275px caption One of the banner s featured in the group s propaganda videos leaders Yousif Saleh Fahd al Uyayri br Khalid Ali bin Ali Hajj br Abdulaziz Issa Abdul Muhsin al Muqrin br Saleh Muhammad Audhuallah al Alawi al Oufi br Nasir al Wuhayshi area Yemen and Saudi Arabia strength 500 600 in Yemen ref http pascalbonifaceaffairesstrategiques.blogs.nouvelobs.com archive 2010 09 16 al qaida de l afghanistan au yemen.html ref partof Al Qaeda previous Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and Islamic Jihad of Yemen next opponents United States , Yemen Yemen Army , Saudi Arabia Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia Al Qaeda in the ArabianPeninsula lang ar ... name channel1 cite web url http www.channel4.com news al qaeda in the arabianpeninsula who are they title Al Qaeda in the ArabianPeninsula who are they? publisher Channel4 News date accessdate November ... 2009 01 arabianpeninsula al.php title ArabianPeninsula al Qaeda groups merge last Novak first ... that he was affiliated with and had been sent by Al Qaeda in the ArabianPeninsula. ref name nyt cite ... On October 30, 2010, On November 5, 2010, al Qaeda in the ArabianPeninsula took responsibility for the plot ... authorities had said they believed that al Qaeda in the ArabianPeninsula was behind the plot ... Summary of several captures in the ArabianPeninsula, BBC , 4 March 2004 ref and extradited to Saudi ... CSIS http www.nctc.gov site groups aqap.html Al Qa ida in the ArabianPeninsula AQAP , U.S. National ... 21, 2008 http www.bbc.co.uk news world middle east 11483095 Profile Al Qaeda in the ArabianPeninsula ... Al Qaeda In The ArabianPeninsula Category Al Qaeda Category Al Qaeda Category Terrorism ... xinhuanet.com date accessdate October 31, 2010 ref Alleged members File January 2009 Al Qaida in the ArabianPeninsula video.jpg thumb Said Ali Al Shiri , Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi , and two other men ... more details
Image Tihama.jpg thumb 250px Tihama on the Red Sea near Khaukha in Yemen is part of this ecosystem The ArabianPeninsula coastal fog desert on the southern coasts of the Arabianpeninsula is an ecoregion which experiences thick fogs where visibility may be reduced to 33 feet 10 metres . It is classed as a Afrotropic fog desert ref http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial at at1302.html National Geographic ref Location and description This ecosystem exists on a strip along the western and eastern coasts of Arabia. It follows the coast of Oman southward from Masirah Island and reaches inland to 120 km in the Dhofar Jiddat al Harasisi plateau and the Dhofar mountains. From here it continues as a very narrow strip only 5 km wide along the coast of Yemen and up the 50 km wide the Tihamah plain along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia . In Oman and Yemen moisture is provided by thick fogs coming off the ocean during the summer khareef monsoon, while the hot Tihamah plain is moisturised by some rainfall and the generally high humidity of the Red Sea. Flora In this region, although it rarely rains the fog provides moisture sufficient to nurture a great deal ... of the ArabianPeninsula is desert. Vegetation varies progressively away from the coast which features ... here include the Arabian Oryx Oryx leucoryx which was reintroduced to the wild after disappearing, gazelles and the Nubian ibex , a goat antelope . Predators found on the coast include caracal s, Arabian wolf , striped hyaena and the critically endangered Arabian leopard Panthera pardus nimr , which survives on Jebel Samhan in the Dhofar mountains. The Arabian Gazelle which once lived on the peninsula ... External links http books.google.co.uk books?id OPniyjxTu UC&pg PA35&lpg PA35&dq arabianpeninsula ... areas in Oman include the controversial Arabian Oryx Sanctuary where the reintroduction took ... topic 31610 Arabian Desert 47941 Climate Britannica Arabian Desert Category Afrotropic Category Deserts ... more details
Politics of Saudi Arabia The Arab Socialist Action Party ArabianPeninsula lang ar izb al Amal al Ishtir kiy al Arabiy Al Jaz ra al Arabiyyah , was an underground oppositional political party in Saudi Arabia . It was founded in 1972 by elements of the erstwhile Arab Nationalist Movement . ref name fred http links.jstor.org sici?sici 0047 7265 28198502 290 3A130 3C13 3ATAPOM 3E2.0.CO 3B2 L MERIP Reports, No. 130 , The Contest for Arabia. Feb., 1985 ref Profile of the party The party was able to attract a following amongst intellectuals and middle class elements, and became a prominent force of the secularism secular opposition. Ideologically it adhered to Marxism and Arab nationalism . It considered armed struggle as the only option to overthrow the ruling system of Saudi Arabia. ref name fred ref name cdh http cdhrap.net text tqarer alaafoo 001 011.htm 04 Bot generated title ref The membership was predominantly Shi ite . The party was able to attract former members from the People s Democratic Party Saudi Arabia People s Democratic Party , which ceased to function in the mid 1970s. ref name fred The party raised three main demands, introduction of political liberties, nationalization of oil resources, and the end to foreign military presence in Saudi Arabia. It also opposed discrimination against Shi ites. ref name fred Press The party published al Masira as its central organ. It was printed inside Saudi Arabia clandestinely on an irregular basis. ref name fred Moreover, until the 1982 crackdown, the cadres of the party were well represented amongst the staff of the legal newspaper al Yaum . Citation needed date June 2010 Relations with PFLP The party was a section of the Arab Socialist Action Party , a Pan Arab party led by the PFLP general secretary Dr. George Habash . But unlike other sections of the Arab Socialist ... Arabian political parties Category Arab nationalist political parties Category Political parties in Saudi ... more details
The Peninsula can refer to The Peninsula Hong Kong , one of the world s most famous hotels, or locally any one of The Peninsula Hotels that form part of the same chain Geographic locations The Peninsula, Durham , the historic centre of Durham, England In the United States The Peninsula at St. Johns Center , a building in Jacksonville, Florida The San Francisco Peninsula , in Northern California. The Monterey Peninsula , in Central California. The Virginia Peninsula , of southeastern Virginia. Newspapers The Peninsula newspaper , daily English language newspaper published in Qatar disambig ja ... more details
The term South Arabian covers South Semitic languages spoken on the southern Arabianpeninsula , i.e. those not found in Africa Old South Arabian , a group of extinct Western South Semitic languages Modern South Arabian languages or Eastern South Semitic. disambig ar de S darabische Sprache ... more details
Image Plates tect2 en.svg thumb right 300px legend FFE090 The Arabian plate, shown in bright yellow border 000 solid 1px Image Earthquake Information for Pakistan.gif thumb 244px Closeup of the Arabian plate boundaries with the Eurasian, African and Indian plates. The Arabian Plate is one of three tectonic plate s the African, Arabian and Indian Crust geology crustal Plate tectonics plates which have been moving northward over millions of years and colliding with the Eurasian Plate . This is resulting in a mingling of plate pieces and mountain ranges extending in the west from the Pyrenees, crossing southern Europe and the Middle East, to the Himalayas and ranges of southeast Asia. ref cite web url http eol.jsc.nasa.gov handbooks arabianpages mainframe.htm title Tectonics of the Arabian Plate publisher NASA.gov accessdate 2007 07 21 ref The Arabian Plate consists mostly of the Arabia n peninsula it extends northward to Turkey . The plate borders are East, with the Indo Australian Plate , at the Owen Fracture Zone South, with the African Plate to the west and the Indo Australian Plate to the east West, a left lateral Fault geology fault boundary with the African Plate called the Dead Sea Transform DST , and a divergent boundary with the African Plate called the Red Sea Rift which runs the length of the Red Sea North, complex convergent boundary with the Anatolian Plate and Eurasian Plate . The Arabian Plate was part of the African plate during much of the Phanerozoic Eon Paleozoic Cenozoic , until the Oligocene Epoch of the Cenozoic Era. Red Sea rifting began in the Eocene , but the separation of Africa and Arabia occurred in the Oligocene, and since then the Arabian Plate has been slowly moving toward the Eurasian Plate. The collision between the Arabian Plate and Eurasia is pushing up the Zagros Mountains of Iran. Notes references Tectonic plates Category Tectonic plates Category Geology of Africa Category Natural history of Asia Category ArabianPeninsula Category ... more details
member of Oryx genus, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabianpeninsula . The Arabian Oryx was extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private preserves and Arabian Oryx Reintroduction reintroduced into the wild starting in 1980. The Arabian Oryx is classified ... , lower Palestine , the Transjordan , much of Iraq , and most of the Arabianpeninsula . During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the range of the Arabian Oryx was pushed back towards Saudi Arabia , and by 1914 there were only a few survivors outside that country. There were a few reports of Arabian ...Taxobox name Arabian Oryx status EN status system iucn3.1 trend down status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 ... Oryx leucoryx binomial authority Peter Simon Pallas Pallas , 1766 The Arabian Oryx Oryx leucoryx ... the Greek language Greek orux Gazelle or Antelope and leukos white . The Arabian Oryx is also called ... title Conservation Programme for Arabian Oryx Taxonomy & description year 2007 publisher National ... what we now call the Arabian Oryx as Oryx leucoryx , giving its range as Arabia, and perhaps Libya ... and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg Lichtenstein, 1826 . The Arabian Oryx was then nameless until the first ... in 1903 it has since been renamed Oryx dammah , and gave the Arabian Oryx back its original name. The confusion ... thumb 250 px Arabian Oryx in Zoo Dv r Kr lov , Czech Republic Arabian Oryx stand about convert ... 50 to 75 cm in abbr off sp us long. Arabian Oryx rest during the heat of the day and can detect rainfall ... herds of up to one hundred have been reported. Arabian Oryx are generally unagressive toward one ..., wolves are the Arabian Oryx s only predation predator . In captivity animal captivity and good conditions in the wild, Oryx have a maximum life span life span of up to twenty years. ref name arabian ... Arabian Oryx accessdate 2008 01 27 work The Phoenix Zoo ref In periods of drought , however, the Arabian ... 01 27 work The Arabian Oryx Project ref Distribution and habitat Historically the Arabian Oryx probably ... more details
breed breed of horse that originated on the ArabianPeninsula . With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world ... in the ArabianPeninsula as far back as 2500 BC. ref cite web url http www.saudiembassy.net Publications ... of the Arabianpeninsula, in modern day Yemen , where three now dry riverbeds suggest good natural ... Arabian horse may have been domestication of the horse domesticated by the people of the Arabianpeninsula ... that horses were common in the Fertile Crescent but rare in the Arabianpeninsula prior to the rise ... fully dominated the heart of the ArabianPeninsula , this Turkish people Turkish empire obtained ... and the Arabianpeninsula rather than as a source of native bloodstock. ref name Wentworth178 ...good article Infobox Horse name Arabian horse status DOM alt A standing horse with neck outstretched ... behind the other. image Halterstandingshotarabianone.jpg image caption An Arabian Mare altname Arabian, Arab country Developed in the Middle East , most notably Arabianpeninsula group1 Arabian Horse Association USA group2 The Arabian Horse Society of Australia group3 The Arab Horse Society UK group4 World Arabian Horse Organization std1 http www.arabianhorses.org std2 http www.ahsa.asn.au std3 ... bone structure, concave profile, arched neck, comparatively level croup, high carried tail. The Arabian ... modern Arabians dating back 4,500 years. Throughout history, Arabian horses spread around the world ..., and strong bone. Today, Arabian bloodlines are found in almost every modern breed of riding horse. The Arabian ... natured, quick to learn, and willing to please. The Arabian also developed the high spirit and alertness ... requires modern Arabian horse owners to handle their horses with competence and respect. The Arabian ... upright 1.5 A purebred Arabian stallion, showing dished profile, arched neck, level croup and high carried .... The tail is carried high and the neck is arched. See also Horse anatomy Arabian horses have refined ... more details
by Pakistan and Iran , on the west by the ArabianPeninsula , on the south, approximately, by a line ... joining Ras al Hadd R s al Hadd , East point of ArabianPeninsula Arabia 22 32 N and Jiwani R s Jiy ni ... Asia This southern coastal route past the rough country in the southern Arabianpeninsula Yemen ... of South Asia Countries bordering the Arabian Sea Category ArabianPeninsula Category Marine ecoregions ...About the Arabian Sea Bahr al Arab the river in Sudan Bahr al Arab Refimprove date September 2007 Infobox lake lake name Arabian Sea image lake caption lake image bathymetry Arabian Sea map.png caption ... reference The Arabian Sea lang ar transl ar Ba r al Arab , lang tcy Arabi ... ref http www.kamat.com indica geography arabian sea.htm Geographica Indica The Arabian Sea ref and Erythraean Sea . Description The Arabian Sea s surface area is about convert 3862000 km2 sqmi 1 abbr on . ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 31653 Arabian Sea Arabian Sea , Encyclop dia Britannica ref The maximum width of the Arabian Sea is approximately convert 2400 km mi 1 abbr on , and its maximum depth is convert 4652 m ft 0 , in the Arabian Basin approximately at the same latitude as the southernmost tip of India . The largest river flowing into the Arabian Sea is the Indus River ... Mahi , and the numerous List of rivers in Kerala rivers of Kerala . The Arabian Sea coast of central ... India Landscape.jpg thumb left Colva Colva Beach , Goa The Arabian Sea has two important branches ... of Cambay Cambay and Gulf of Kutch Kutch on the Indian coast. The largest islands in the Arabian ... archipelago off the Indian coast. The countries with coastlines on the Arabian Sea are Somalia , Djibouti , Yemen , Oman , Iran , Pakistan , India and the Maldives . There are several large cities on the Arabian ... , Kozhikode , Kochi, India Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram . Limits File Arabian sea Kannur Fort 1.JPG thumb Arabian Sea as seen from Kannur Fort , Kannur , Kerala The International Hydrographic Organization ... more details
Taxobox name Arabian Woodpecker status VU status system IUCN3.1 trend down image image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Piciformes familia Picidae genus Dendrocopos species D. dorae binomial Dendrocopos dorae binomial authority George Latimer Bates Bates and Norman Boyd Kinnear Kinnear , 1935 The Arabian Woodpecker Dendrocopos dorae is a species of woodpecker found in the ArabianPeninsula , primarily in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen , in areas of montane forest. Though scientifically described by George Latimer Bates and Norman Boyd Kinnear , the scientific name was proposed by their occasional co worker St. John Philby , after his wife Dora. References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 6395 title Dendrocopos dorae downloaded 11 May 2006 Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 637&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet Category Dendrocopos Category Woodpeckers Piciformes stub de Araberspecht fr Pic d Arabie fi Arabiantikka ... more details
Taxobox name Arabian Wolf br lang ar image Canis lupus arabs head front.JPG regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia Canidae genus Canis species Gray Wolf C. lupus subspecies C. l. arabs trinomial Canis lupus arabs trinomial authority Reginald Innes Pocock Pocock , 1934 ref ITIS id 726811 taxon Canis lupus arabs accessdate 27 October 2007 ref range map Present distribution of wolf subspecies arab.jpg range map caption Arabian wolf range The Arabian wolf Canis lupus arabs is a subspecies of Gray Wolf which was once found throughout the ArabianPeninsula , but now only lives in small pockets in Southern Israel , Southern and western Iraq , Oman , Yemen , Jordan , Saudi Arabia , and probably in some parts of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt . Features and adaptations The Arabian wolf is a small, desert adapted wolf that stands at around 26 inches shoulder height and weighs an average of 40 pounds Their ears are proportionally larger in relation to body size when compared to other species, an adaptation needed to disperse body heat. Also, Arabian wolves do not live in large packs, and instead hunt in pairs or in groups of about three to four animals. This subspecies is unusual, as it is not known to howl. ref cite book author Lopez, Barry title Of wolves and men year 1978 isbn 0743249364 page 320 ref Arabian wolves have short, thin ... Perspectives of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation year 1982 isbn 0815509057 page 474 ref Arabian ... Arabian wolf with its winter fur in the southern Arava desert, Israel Arabian wolves will attack and eat ..., or trap them. Arabian wolves also feed on hares, rodents, ungulates , and any carrion they can find. Arabian wolves will hunt small to medium sized animals such as cape hare s, Dorcas Gazelle .... ref name CWC cite web title Group Size and Home Range of the Arabian Wolf Canis lupus in Southern ... near term. In Israel , there are between 100 and 150 Arabian wolves all over the Negev ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Arabian Toad image Bufo arabicus.JPG status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Anura familia Bufonidae genus Bufo species B. arabicus binomial Bufo arabicus binomial authority Heyden, 1827 synonyms Bufo hadramautinus Cherchi, 1963 div div Bufo viridis ssp. arabicus Mertens, 1967 div div Bufo viridis var. orientalis Werner, 1895 1894 The Arabian Toad Bufo arabicus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Oman , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , and Yemen . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , river s, intermittent rivers, freshwater spring hydrosphere spring s, rural gardens, urban area s, pond s, and irrigated land. Only nine species of amphibians have been found on the ArabianPeninsula . ref cite web url http www.arkive.org arabian toad bufo arabicus description.html title Arabian toad Bufo arabicus Information ARKive description publisher www.arkive.org accessdate 2009 08 09 ref Notes references References Papenfuss, T., Gardner, A., St ck, M., Anderson, S. & Kuzmin, S. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 54574 all Bufo arabicus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007. Category Bufo Bufonidae stub ca Bufo arabicus es Bufo arabicus fr Duttaphrynus arabicus hu Bufo arabicus vi Bufo arabicus ... more details
The Arabian Basin is an oceanic basin located in the southern part of the Arabian Sea between the ArabianPeninsula and India. It is centered at 10 N, 65 E. ref name marinesci2003 The basin depth ranges from 3,400 m in the north to 4,400 m in the south, with a maximum depth of 4,652 m. ref name marinesci2003 The floor is covered by sediments from the Indus River Indus submarine fan and is relatively smooth. ref name gupta desa2001 The southern enclosure of this basin is formed by the Central Indian Ridge, the Carlsberg Ridge and the Chagos Laccadive Ridge. Bottom water enters the basin through the Owen Fracture Zone to the west. ref name tyler2003 The Carlsberg Ridge, at a depth of 3,800 m, separates this basin from the Somali Basin to the southwest. ref name marinesci2003 The Arabian Basin is separated from the shallow Oman Basin by the Murray Ridge. ref name black shimmield2003 Most of the northern and eastern limits are formed by the Laxmi Ridge and the Laccadive Plateau. ref name gupta desa2001 References reflist refs ref name marinesci2003 cite book author McCutcheon, Scott McCutcheon, Bobbi page 10 title The Facts on File marine science handbook series Facts on File Science Handbooks publisher Infobase Publishing year 2003 isbn 0816048126 ref ref name tyler2003 cite book first Paul A. last Tyler page 223 year 2003 title Ecosystems of the deep oceans volume 28 series Ecosystems of the world publisher Elsevier isbn 044482619X ref ref name black shimmield2003 cite book author Black, Kenneth D. Shimmield, Graham B. year 2003 title Biogeochemistry of marine systems page 158 series Sheffield Biological Siences publisher CRC Press isbn 0849328187 ref ref name gupta desa2001 cite book author Gupta, Rabin Sen Desa, Ehrlich page 715 year 2001 title The Indian Ocean a perspective volume 2 publisher Taylor & Francis isbn 9058092240 ref Category Arabian Sea Category Oceanic basins Ocean stub ... more details
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild Rothschild , 1919 The Middle Eastern Ostrich or Arabian Ostrich Struthio camelus syriacus is an extinct subspecies of the ostrich which once lived on the ArabianPeninsula and in the Near East . Its range seems to have been continuous in prehistoric times, but with the drying up of the ArabianPeninsula, it disappeared from the inhospitable areas of the Arabian ... occurred in two discrete subpopulations a smaller one in the southeast of the ArabianPeninsula and a larger ...Taxobox name Arabian Ostriches image Syrischer Maler um 1335 001.jpg image width 250px image caption Arabian Ostrich painting from Al Jahiz Kitab al Hayawan .28Book of Animals.29 The Book of Animals of al Jahiz . br Syria, 14th century. status EX status system IUCN3.1 extinct 1966 regnum Animal ia phylum ... the Sinai Peninsula , it probably intergraded with the North African subspecies camelus in earlier ... 530 mm in camelus . The Arabian Ostrich has long had a significant place in the culture of the region ..., 1959, p. 207 ref The Arabian Ostrich is possibly ref The correct identification of the ... African subspecies rather than from the Arabian one, as the latter was only found in the unruly frontier regions of the Roman Empire, although it is to be noted that much later, the plumes of the Arabian ... African subspecies. After the rise of Islam , the Arabian Ostrich came to represent wealth and elegance .... Arabian Ostrich products as well as live birds were exported as far as China . A Tang Dynasty source ... to ride on its back... . blockquote The Arabian Ostrich was also discussed in Mesopotamian scholarly ... fun of it. By the early 20th century, the Arabian Ostrich had become rare. Its main stronghold was the northern ... with herds of the Saudi Gazelle and the Arabian Oryx , both also extinct or very rare, respectively ... of the Arabian and the North African subspecies Robinson & Matthee 1999 , a reintroduction project ... introduced from captivity to the open areas of the Negev in Israel where the Arabian Ostrich lived ... more details
for the conservation of the Arabian leopard. Cat News Special Issue 1 44 47. ref Distribution and habitat The geographic range is poorly understood but generally considered as limited to the ArabianPeninsula , including Egypt s Sinai Peninsula . ref name spalton06 Spalton, J. A., Al Hikmani, H. M. 2006 The leopard in the Arabianpeninsula distribution and subspecies status. Cat News Special Issue 1 4 8. ref Until the late 1960s, the Arabian leopard was widely distributed in the ArabianPeninsula ... while in the ArabianPeninsula leopards are known from just one location in Yemen and one in Oman ... Hellyer Threats Three confirmed separate subpopulations remain on the ArabianPeninsula with fewer ...Taxobox name Arabian leopard image Arabian Leopard.jpg image width 245px status CR status system iucn3.1 ... Ehrenberg , 1833 The Arabian leopard Panthera pardus nimr is a leopard subspecies native to the ArabianPeninsula and classified as critically endangered by IUCN since 1996. Less than 200 animals remained ... Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources . Version 2010.4 year 2008 ref The Arabian ... A Natural History. Trident Press Limited, United Arab Emirates ref The Arabian leopard was tentatively ... of south Arabian origin, which appeared most closely related to the African Leopard . ref Uphyrkina ... 2633 http www.biosoil.ru files 00001386.pdf download pdf ref Description The Arabian leopard has ... on for the female, the Arabian leopard is much smaller than the African Leopard and other Asia n subspecies ..., J., Paillat P., Khoja, A., Boug, A. 2006 Status of the Arabian leopard in Saudi Arabia. Cat News ..., A.S.B. 2006 Critically endangered Arabian leopards Panthera pardus nimr persist in the Jabal Samhan ... terrain of their habitat , Arabian leopards require large territories in order to find enough food .... ref name Hellyer Ecology and behaviour The Arabian leopard seems to concentrate on small to medium sized prey species such as mountain gazelle , Arabian tahr , rock hyrax , hare s, bird s and possibly ... more details
Taxobox name Arabian Babbler status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Turdoides squamiceps1 cropped.JPG regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Timaliidae genus Turdoides species T. squamiceps binomial Turdoides squamiceps binomial authority Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar Cretzschmar , 1827 Image Arabian Babbler.jpg left thumb Photographed at Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE The Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Turdoides , a genus of Old World babbler s. It is 26 29 cm long with a wingspan of 31 33.5 cm and a weight of 64 83 grams. It has a fairly long curved bill, a long tail, rounded wings and strong legs and feet. The plumage is grey brown above, paler below. There are dark streaks on the back and the throat is whitish. It has a variety of calls including whistles, trills and chattering. It is found in eastern, southern and western Arabia , occurring in the United Arab Emirates , Oman , Yemen and western Saudi Arabia but absent from the central and north eastern parts of the peninsula. Its range extends north to Jordan , Israel and eastern Sinai . It inhabits arid scrubland and savanna , occurring up to 2800 metres above sea level in Yemen. It mainly feeds on the ground and has a very varied diet including insect s, small vertebrate s, leaves, berries and seeds. The nest is a large cup of grass, twigs and other plant material. Three to five turquoise egg biology eggs are laid sometimes more than one female will lay eggs in the same nest. They are avian incubation incubated for 13 to 14 days and the young birds fledge after about 14 days. Arabian Babblers are very social birds living in territorial groups. Group size measures Group size vary from 2 up to 22 birds. Usually a dominant ... feeding by Arabian Babbler helpers acts as a signal by the helper to gain social prestige within the group ... field metabolic rate of Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps nestlings? , The Auk , Apr 2001 by Anava ... more details
North Arabian may refer to Northern Arabia Old North Arabian languages the Arab Adnan tribes disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
in this template. Infobox Horse name Anglo Arabian image Etalon Anglo arabe.JPG image caption A gray Anglo Arabian features Well formed, powerful, naturally good movers, makes excellent saddle horses and jumpers. Combines traits of both Arabian horse Arabian and Thoroughbred breeds altname Anglo Arab ... std1 http www.anaa.fr group2 Arabian Horse Association std2 http www.arabianhorses.org End Infobox Horse info. Article Begins Here The Anglo Arabian horse is a Thoroughbred prefix Anglo crossed with an Arabian horse . The cross can be made between a Thoroughbred stallion and Arabian mare, or vice versa. It can also be a cross between a Thoroughbred and an Anglo Arab, an Arabian and an Anglo Arab, or between two Anglo Arabians. No matter what the cross, the Anglo Arabian must have at least 12.5 percent Arabian blood to be considered an Anglo Arabian. France is one of the greatest producers of Anglo Arabians. The French Anglo Arabian has traced back to two stallions Massoud an Arabian , and Aslam ... France s main sport horse breed the Selle Francais . The Anglo Arabian has been used by the military ... at eventing , with the stamina, jumping ability, and speed. In the United States , the Anglo Arabian is considered a partbred Arabian horse and is registered in a separate section within the Arabian Horse Association . Breed Characteristics File Brand aa 2.svg thumb 100px Anglo Arabian breed brand As a result of the different crosses that can be made to produce an Anglo Arabian, their size and appearance is variable, though on average a bit taller than the average Arabian and of somewhat less refined type. The largest horses are usually produced by breeding a Thoroughbred mare to an Arabian stallion. The best examples of this breed inherit the refinement, bone and endurance of the Arabian ... brown or gray horse gray . The best of the breed have more of an Arabian type horse conformation conformation , though they should not look entirely like either a Thoroughbred or an Arabian. They have ... more details
pp move indef pp vandalism expiry 2 August 2011 small yes Arabian Gulf may refer to Persian Gulf , a body of water sometimes controversially referred to as the Arabian Gulf or The Gulf , by certain Arab states of the Persian Gulf Arab countries. Red Sea , in geographical works from ancient times to the 19th century. Arab s Gulf Khalij el Arab , near Alexandria, Egypt , translates to English as the Arab Gulf , or The Arabs Gulf . Organisations Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union Arabian Gulf University , Bahrain Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf National Democratic Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf Distinguish Not to be confused with The Arabian Sea , to the west of India. geodis ca Golf Ar bic fa cs Arabsk z liv de Arabischer Golf ur ... more details
boundaries are shown in black. The Arabian Desert is a vast desert wilderness stretching from Yemen to the Persian Gulf and Oman to Jordan and Iraq . It occupies most of the ArabianPeninsula with an area ...Geobox Desert name Arabian Desert native name other name category image Arabian Desert.png 300px image caption A satellite image of the Arabian Desert by NASA World Wind image size official name etymology motto nickname flag symbol country flag Jordan country1 flag Iraq country2 flag Kuwait br country3 flag Oman country4 flag Qatar country5 flag Saudi Arabia br country6 flag United Arab Emirates country7 flag Yemen state type state state1 state2 state3 state4 state5 state6 region type region district1 district2 district3 municipality parent range coordinates border part city landmark Al Naf d landmark1 Al Sab atayn Dunes landmark2 l Wah bah Dunes landmark3 Rub al Khali building river highest Mount Al Nab Shu ayb convert 12336 ft abbr on highest location highest region highest state Saudi Arabia highest elevation imperial highest lat d 18 highest lat m 16 highest lat s 2 highest lat NS ... map map caption map background map locator commons statistics website footnotes Image Arabian Desert.jpg right thumb 300px Map of the Arabian Desert. Ecoregions as delineated by the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF . Satellite image from NASA . The yellow line encloses the ecoregion called Arabian Desert and East Sahero Arabian xeric shrublands , ref http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial ... and relatively dry 50 in winter, 15 in summer . Not only is the Arabian Desert extremely dry, it also ... on a southwest to northeast axis across the Arabian shelf. At an altitude of convert 1000 m ft abbr off , the rock landscapes yield the place to the ar Ruba Al Khali, vast wide of sand of the Arabian ... countries of Egypt Sinai , southern Iraq and southern Jordan . The Arabian desert is bordered ... da Ar bia sh Arabijska pustinja fi Arabian niemimaan aavikot sv Arabiska knen th ... more details
Michael Arabian was a playwright and novelist of the early 20th century. He was the author of Yeraz 1921 and Joykin 1926 . External links http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F50815F93E5C147A93C5AB1788D85F438285F9 Review of Joykin in The New York Times , March 27, 1927. http www.npg.org.uk collections search person.php?LinkID mp54756 Portraits of Michael Arabian by Howard Coster at the National Portrait Gallery London . DEFAULTSORT Arabian, Michael UK playwright stub Category 20th century novelists Category British dramatists and playwrights ... more details
Image Darley Arabian.jpg thumb right 300px The Darley Arabian stallion painting by John Wootton The Darley Arabian was one of three dominant foundation bloodstock foundation sires of modern Thoroughbred horse racing bloodstock, the other two being the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerley Turk . This bay Arabian horse was bought in Aleppo , Syria by Thomas Darley in 1704 and shipped back to Aldby Park in England , where he stood at stud, usually private but sometimes open to outside mares. By all accounts, the Darley Arabian stood about 15 hands high and was of substantial beauty and refinement. ref name Ahnert Ahnert, Rainer L. editor in chief , Thoroughbred Breeding of the World , Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970 ref The Darley Arabian sired Flying Childers and he was the great great grandsire of the extremely influential Eclipse horse Eclipse . The Darley Arabian was to become the most important sire in the history of the English Thoroughbred. ref name Ahnert Recent research found that in 95 of modern Thoroughbred racehorses, the Y chromosome can be traced back to this single stallion. ref name Superstud http www.newscientist.com article.ns?id dn7941 95 of thoroughbreds linked to one superstud New Scientist. 6 September 2005. ref Bloodline Darley is from the Ma anagi Hidraji stud, which was originaly from the Ma anagi Sbeyli stud that Meq ed of Hothail AlBogom Meq ed Ibn H ddri had loot from Ibn Sbyel the Ibn Sbyel clan In a battle in the middle of 19th century, Thus this unique stud had increased within his grasp and changed it s name from Ma anagi Sbeyli to Ma anagi Hidraji ... http www.tbheritage.com HistoricSires SireLineschts SireLineDA.html Thoroughbred Heritage Darley Arabian ... 20Ara&fart &ftype &tiefe 765&suchePferd Darley 20&efil Sire line for 15 generations Category Arabian racehorses Category Horse racing Category Arabian and part Arabian horses de Darley Arabian es Darley Arabian fr Darley Arabian lv Derlija ar bu zirgs ja sv Darley Arabian ... more details
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