The Arabian Peninsula (شبه الجزيرة العربية shibah al-jazīrat al-ʻarabīyah or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻArab), also known as Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia situated north-east of Africa. In its broadest sense, the term Arabia may extend to regions within the Arabian plate, which includes Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Peninsula