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The Arabian Peninsula

• The Arabs lived on the Arabian Peninsula. It is located between the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.

Yemen

• The southwestern part of the peninsula has well-watered valleys lying between mountains.

The Arabian Desert

• The rest of the peninsula is made of dry plains and deserts.

An Oasis

• An oasis is a fertile area around a spring or water hole.

• An oasis in the desert provides water for farmers, herders, and travelers.

• Parts of the dry places on the Arabian Peninsula have oases.

A Caravan

• For hundreds of years, nomadic herders and caravans have crisscrossed the desert.

• The caravans travel from oasis to oasis.


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