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Desert is the most prominent feature of the Arabian Peninsula. Although vast arid tracts dominate, there are long stretches of coastline along the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea, with several major oases in the east. In southwest Arabia, there are coastal mountain ranges from which a high plateau slopes down toward the central regions of the desert to the northeast. The southern area receives greater rainfall than the rest of the region. The Arabian Peninsula comprises the modern countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
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Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art. "Geography of the Arabian Peninsula". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/m_wap/hd_m_wap.htm (October 2001)
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