Arabian Peninsula

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

• Peninsula

• Dune

• Shamal

• Simoom

Extremely dry

• Arid

• Humid

• Levant

• Hamas

A mound or ridge of sand formed by the wind

• Dune

• Hajj

• Monsoon

• Simoom

A seasonal wind that brings heavy rains in the summer, and dry air inland in the winter

• Monsoon

• Simoom

• Shamal

• Oases

A hot, dry, suffocating wind that blows during summer in the Arabian Peninsula; this term translates to "poison" in Arabic

• Simoom

• Monsoon

• Dune

• Shamal

A northwesterly wind in the Persian Gulf area which carry millions of tons of sand and silt into the Rub' al-Khali

• Shamal

• Simoom

• Monsoon

• Moshav

A territory ruled by an Arab tribal leader

• Sheikdom

• Arabian Shield

• Kibbutz

• Rift Valley

A branch of Islam that regards the first four successors of Muhammad as his rightful successors (85% of the Muslim population)

• Sunni

• Shia

• Ibadism

• Shari'ah

A branch of Islam that regards Muhammad's son-in-law Ali and the imams as his rightful successors (15% of the Muslim population)

• Shia

• Sunni

• Ibadism

• Shari'ah

A conservative form of Islam distinct from Sunni and Shia sects; prominent in Oman

• Ibadism

• Sharia

• Hajj

• Torah