Valley of Sirhan
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Valley of Sirhan is a long, historically significant desert depression in northern Arabia that has served as an important caravan and trade route linking the Arabian Peninsula with the Levant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valley of Sirhan canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert depression
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ historical trade route ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| approximateOrientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| connects |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| featureType | elongated depression ⓘ |
| hasClimate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | long-distance trade between Arabia and the Levant ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
ancient times
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| isPartOf | historical caravan routes of the Near East ⓘ |
| knownFor |
facilitating caravan movement across northern Arabia
ⓘ
strategic position on regional trade networks ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
northern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabian Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | overland link between inner Arabia and Mediterranean markets ⓘ |
| terrainType |
arid
ⓘ
desert ⓘ |
| transportModeHistorically | camel caravans ⓘ |
| usedAs |
caravan route
ⓘ
trade route ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Arab caravans
ⓘ
traders between Syria and Arabia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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