Arabia Petraea
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This cape forms the tip of Arabia Petraea, which lies between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
In 1850 he went to Egypt where he learnt Arabic, afterwards visiting Arabia Petraea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
At that juncture I happened to accompany a party of friends on a journey to Hijaz, or Arabia Petraea.
From The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 by Ross, James
The Greeks, not without reason, included it in their Arabia Petraea.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
There are, indeed, in Arabia Petraea, many torrents with very short courses, for the sea-waves in many parts of the peninsular coast wash the base of the mountains.
From The Earth as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.
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