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Oil accounts for only 2% of Dubai's GDP. [24] Bahrain has the Persian Gulf's first "post-oil" economy because the Bahraini economy does not rely on oil. [25] Since the late 20th century, Bahrain has heavily invested in the banking and tourism sectors. [26] The country's capital, Manama, is home to many large
168.45 (416.2) 2019 Located in the western part of Bahrain Island, Dilmun Burial Mounds date back to the Dilmun, the Umm al-Nar culture. They were built between 2050 and 1750 BCE include 21 archaeological sites with more than 11 K burial mounds and 17 royal mounds built as 2-storeyed funeral towers. [9] Qal'at al-Bahrain: Northern Governorate,
The Persian Gulf, [a] frequently also called the Arabian Gulf, [b] is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. [1] It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.
This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continuing through to the present day.
Gerrha and Uqair are archaeological sites on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, only 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the ancient burial grounds of Dilmun on the island of Bahrain. [33] [34] Prior to Gerrha, the area belonged to the Dilmuni civilization. Gerrha itself was the center of an Arab kingdom from approximately 650 BC to circa ...
In 2014, the estimated population of the Arabian Peninsula was 77,983,936 (including expatriates). [25] The Arabian Peninsula is known for having one of the most uneven adult sex ratios in the world, with females in some regions (especially the east) constituting only a quarter of people aged between 20 and 40. [26]
Saudi Arabia (15 C, 2 P) U. United Arab Emirates (16 C, 7 P) Y. Yemen (14 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Arabian Peninsula countries" This category contains only the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 December 2024. Large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Eilat خَلِيج الْعَقَبَة (Arabic) מפרץ אילת (Hebrew) The Sinai Peninsula with the Gulf of Aqaba to the east and the Gulf of Suez to the west Gulf of Aqaba Location West Asia Coordinates 28°45′N ...