Why is there almost no greenery on the Arabian peninsula?

Don't be deceived. The Arabian peninsula doesn't all look like this: or this: 0r this: Just as the Scandanavians recognize different types of snow, there are different types of desert. read more

Don't be deceived. The Arabian peninsula doesn't all look like this: or this: 0r this: Just as the Scandanavians recognize different types of snow, there are different types of desert. read more

The Arabian peninsula is almost entirely a formidable desert. A few places growing trees for valuable aromatic resins aside, it produced nothing of value. At best, it was a stop along the way for ships going to their real destinations in India or the Far East, where the real action was. read more

Geographically the peninsula and the Syrian Desert merge in the north with no clear line of demarcation, but the northern boundaries of Saudi Arabia and of Kuwait are generally taken as marking the limit of Arabia there. The peninsula’s total area is about 1,200,000 square miles (3,100,000 square kilometres). read more