阿拉伯半岛位于亚洲的西南部,东临波斯湾和阿曼湾,南濒亚丁湾与阿拉伯海,西隔红海与非洲相望,北界大致以亚喀巴湾北端至阿拉伯河口一线。南北长约2,200公里,东西宽1200—1900公里,面积322万平方公里,为世界最大的半岛。在半岛上分布有:沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯也门、民主也门、阿曼、阿拉伯联合酋长国、卡塔尔、巴林和科威特八个国家。炎热干躁的高原·异常丰富的石油阿拉伯半岛地势西北高东南低,地形以高原为主。半岛西岸与南岸主要为山地,山地外缘有沿海狭窄的平原。西部山地最高,称 The Arabian Peninsula is located in the southwestern part of Asia, with the Gulf of Persia and the Gulf of Oman to the east, the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea in the south, and the Red Sea and Africa across the west. The northern boundary generally extends from the north end of the Gulf of Aqaba to the mouth of the Arabian River. It is about 2,200 kilometers from north to south, 1200 to 1,900 kilometers from east to west, and an area of ​​3.22 million square kilometers, making it the largest peninsula in the world. On the peninsula there are eight countries: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Yemen, Democratic Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. The heat-dried plateau and the abundance of oil on the Arabian peninsula are high in the northwest and lower in the southeast, and the terrain is mainly plateau. The west coast of the peninsula and the south bank are mainly mountainous areas, and the outer edge of the mountainous area has narrow coastal plains. The highest mountain in the west is called