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Where is the Arabian Peninsula located in Asia?
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The Arabian Peninsula is located in the extreme southwestern corner of Asia.1
It is bounded by several bodies of water:
* West and Southwest: Red Sea1
* South: Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea1
* East: Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf1
To the north, the peninsula merges with the Syrian Desert, with the northern boundaries of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait generally serving as its demarcation line.1