History[edit]

The Arabian Plate was part of the African plate during much of the Phanerozoic Eon (Paleozoic
Cenozoic), until the Oligocene Epoch of the Cenozoic Era. Red Sea rifting began in the Eocene, but the
separation of Africa and Arabia occurred approximately 25 million years ago in the Oligocene, and
since then the Arabian Plate has been slowly moving toward the Eurasian Plate.[5] The opening of the
Red Sea rift led to extensive volcanic activity. There are large volcanic fields called the Older Harrats,
such as Harrat Khaybar and Harrat Rahat, cover large parts of the western Arabian Plate. Some activity
still continues especially around Medina,[6] and there are regular eruptions within the Red Sea.[7]
The collision between the Arabian Plate and Eurasia is pushing up the Zagros Mountains of Iran.
Because the Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate collide, many cities are in danger such as those in
southeastern Turkey (which is on the Arabian Plate). These dangers include earthquakes, tsunamis,
and volcanoes.

Countries[edit]
Countries within the plate include parts of the Levant (Iraq, eastern Lebanon[dubious
discuss]
, Syria and Jordan), the entire Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, the United Arab
Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Yemen), and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa. Regions include
parts of the Southern Denkalya Subregion, the Southeastern Anatolia Region, Awdal and
the Khuzestan Province.

References[edit]
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dam and hydroelectric power plant by means of hydrometric measurements." Engineering Geology 93.1
(2007): 45-63.
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Geos309.community.uaf.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
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Retrieved 2016-01-23.
6. Jump up ^ "Volcanoes of Saudi Arabia". 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
7. Jump up ^ Wenbin Xu; et al. (2015-05-26). "Birth of two volcanic islands