Tihamah of Saudi Arabia

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Tihamah of Saudi Arabia is the low-lying coastal plain along the Red Sea in western Saudi Arabia, known for its hot, humid climate and historical significance as part of the Arabian Peninsula’s western coastal region.

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Tihamah of Saudi Arabia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal plain
geographical region
adjacentTo Hijaz Mountains
borders Red Sea
climateCharacteristic high nighttime temperatures
high relative humidity
low annual rainfall
very high summer temperatures
continent Asia
country Saudi Arabia
extendsAlong western coast of Saudi Arabia
geologicalCharacteristic alluvial plains
marine sediments
narrow coastal strip
hasClimate hot
humid
hasCulturalAspect Red Sea maritime culture
Tihami dialects of Arabic
traditional coastal fishing communities
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale agriculture
trade and transport
hasElevation low-lying
hasEnvironment coastal desert
salt flats
sandy plains
hasHistoricalSignificance Red Sea trade routes
early Islamic history
pre-Islamic Arabian trade
hasVegetation coastal shrubs
sparse vegetation
knownFor coastal plains
high humidity
high temperatures
language Arabic
locatedIn Asir region
surface form: Asir administrative region

Hejaz
surface form: Hejaz administrative region
locatedInRegion western Saudi Arabia
locatedOnCoastOf Red Sea
nearbyCity Al Lith
Al Qunfudhah
Jazan Region
surface form: Jazan

Jeddah
Jizan
partOf Arabian Peninsula
Tihamah
partOfHistoricalRegion Asir region
surface form: Asir

Hejaz
runsParallelTo Sarawat Mountains

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Tihamah hasSectionIn Tihamah of Saudi Arabia