Tihamah
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Tihamah is a low-lying coastal plain along the Red Sea in western Arabia, known historically as a hot, arid region encompassing parts of modern-day Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tihamah of Yemen | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal plain
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Asir region
ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ
surface form:
Hijaz region
Yemeni Highlands ⓘ
surface form:
Yemeni highlands
|
| borderedBy | Red Sea ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
low annual rainfall
ⓘ
very high temperatures ⓘ |
| climateType | desert climate ⓘ |
| elevation | low ⓘ |
| environment | hot and humid coastal desert ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Red Sea ⓘ |
| hasCountryPart |
Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ |
| hasSectionIn |
Tihamah of Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
Tihamah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tihamah of Yemen
|
| historicallyKnownAs | Tihama ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabia
|
| knownFor |
arid climate
ⓘ
hot climate ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ Yemen ⓘ Western Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
western Arabia
|
| locatedOn | Red Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Tihamah coastal plain ⓘ
surface form:
Red Sea coastal belt
|
| regionType | coastal desert ⓘ |
| terrainType | low-lying plain ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tihamah of Yemen