La gran península del suroeste asiático que comprende la mayoría de los países presentes del Oriente Medio. Se ha conocido desde el primer milenio a. de J. En los primeros tiempos estaba dividida en la Arabia Petraea, la parte noroccidental, la única parte conquistada, que se convirtió en provincia de Roma, la Arabia Deserta, la parte septentrional entre Siria y Mesopotamia, y la Arabia Felix, la principal parte de la península, pero según algunos geógrafos, restringida al moderno Yemen. (Traducción libre del original: Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p63)
The great peninsula of southwest Asia comprising most of the present countries of the Middle East. It has been known since the first millennium B.C. In early times it was divided into Arabia Petraea, the northwest part, the only part ever conquered, becoming a Roman province; Arabia Deserta, the northern part between Syria and Mesopotamia; and Arabia Felix, the main part of the peninsula but by some geographers restricted to modern Yemen. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p63)
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a hist name; do not confuse with SAUDI ARABIA nor with ARAB WORLD, the culture & civilization; Manual 36.13
The great peninsula of southwest Asia comprising most of the present countries of the Middle East. It has been known since the first millennium B.C. In early times it was divided into Arabia Petraea, the northwest part, the only part ever conquered, becoming a Roman province; Arabia Deserta, the northern part between Syria and Mesopotamia; and Arabia Felix, the main part of the peninsula but by some geographers restricted to modern Yemen. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p63)
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