gptkbp:instanceOf
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geographical region
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gptkbp:age
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Mesozoic to present
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gptkbp:area
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~5 million km²
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Anatolian_Plate
gptkb:Indian_Plate
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
gptkb:Red_Sea_Rift
gptkb:Somali_Plate
gptkb:Zagros_Fold_and_Thrust_Belt
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gptkbp:cause
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earthquakes in Iran
earthquakes in Turkey
earthquakes in the Red Sea region
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gptkbp:collidesWith
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gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
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gptkbp:collisionForms
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gptkb:Zagros_Mountains
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:Kuwait
gptkb:Oman
gptkb:Qatar
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates
gptkb:Yemen
parts of Iraq
parts of Jordan
parts of Lebanon
parts of Syria
parts of Israel
parts of the Persian Gulf
parts of the Red Sea
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Arabian Plate
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Northeast_Africa
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gptkbp:movement
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northward
~2-3 cm per year
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
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gptkbp:partOf
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Earth's lithosphere
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gptkbp:separates
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African Plate by the Red Sea Rift
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gptkbp:studiedIn
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plate tectonics
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gptkbp:subductsUnder
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gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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