The term "the Middle East" sometimes applies to the peninsula alone, but usually refers to the Arabian Peninsula plus the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran. The term "Arabia" often refers to Saudi Arabia alone. At other times the term "Arabia" can stand for the whole Arab World, stretching from Morocco in the west to Oman in the east.

See also : Arab World, Araby, Rub' al Khali(desert), Arabian Desert and East Sahero_Arabian xeric shrublands

Arabia Petraea

Arabia was also a province of the Roman Empire beginning in the second century AD; it consisted of the former Nabataean kingdom in modern Jordan, Sinai, and northwestern Saudi Arabia. Its capital was Petra and its full name was Arabia Petraea.

Arabia is also a small suburb of Helsinki.

The Finnish company Arabia makes ceramic kitchen and bathroom utensils: see external link http://www.arabia.fi