Tihamah

Tihamah
تِهَامَة
Map of the Tihamah of Hijaz and Yemen shown on the west coast of the Arabian Peninsula
RegionArabian Peninsula
Countries
Named afterProto-Semitic term for "sea"
CitiesJeddah, Yanbu, Al Qunfudhah, Jizan, Midi, Al Hudaydah, Khaukha, and Mocha
DemonymTihami

Tihamah is the Red Sea coastal plain of the Arabian Peninsula from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Bab el Mandeb.


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