Geography of the Arab world
The Arab world consists of 22 countries located in Western Asia, Northern Africa, the Maghreb, the Horn of Africa, and the Indian Ocean. It covers a combined area of 13 million km2. It extends from Morocco in the west, southward to the Comoros, eastward to Somalia, and northward to Iraq.
| Continent | Asia and Africa |
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| • Total | 13,333,296 km2 (5,148,014 sq mi) |
| Highest point | Jbel Toubkal 4,165 m |
| Lowest point | Lac Assal −155 m |
| Longest river | Nile 6,853 km |
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