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| Arabia |
a peninsula in southwest Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. |
| Arabian Peninsula |
a peninsula in the Middle East on which lie the countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. The peninsula lies between the Red Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the northeast. The Indian Ocean borders the peninsula on the southeast. |
| Bahrain |
an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The capital of Bahrain is Manama. [1/2 definitions] |
| Euphrates River |
a river that flows from eastern Turkey through Syria and Iraq. In southeastern Iraq, it joins the Tigris River and finally empties with it into the Persian Gulf. |
| Havana |
the capital city of Cuba. Havana is a seaport on the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Kuwait |
a country in southwestern Asia at the northern end of the Persian Gulf. Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait. The capital is also called Al Kuwait. |
| Mississippi |
the longest river in the United States. It flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mississippi River |
a river in the United States that flows from Minnesota south through the Midwest, then along the border between Mississippi and Louisiana, and finally into the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Qatar |
a Middle Eastern country in eastern Arabia on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. The capital of Qatar is Doha. |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
an island country in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Gabon in western Africa. The capital of Sao Tome and Principe is the city of Sao Tome. |
| Tigris River |
a river that begins in eastern Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq. In southeastern Iraq, the river joins the Euphrates River and eventually empties into the Persian Gulf. |
| United Arab Emirates |
a Middle Eastern country on the coast of the Persian Gulf, bordering Saudi Arabia and Oman. The capital of the United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. |
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