Arabia
- Ancient name
- Arabia
- Modern name
- Arabian Peninsula
- Coordinates
- 14.91, 45.76
The toponym Arabia denotes the Arabian peninsula generally; a division of the region into Arabia Felice and Arabia Deserta suggests Ptolemaic influence, as these terms were Roman provincial names not widely used in the Middle Ages. (The third Roman province in Arabia, Arabia Petraea, does not appear in this tradition.) See also Arabian Mountains, Arabian Sea.
The toponym Arabia appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P012
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Arabia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 11, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/arabian-peninsula/.