Arabian-Persian Gulf Coastal Plain Desert

The Arabian-Persian Gulf Coastal Plain Desert ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1323) covers the desert coastal plain of the northwest Persian Gulf, that is, on the northeast Arabian Peninsula, from Kuwait in the north to a small coastal sector in the United Arab Emirates to the southeast.

Arabian-Persian Gulf Coastal Plain Desert
Lone Acacia tortilis tree, Umm Bab, Qatar
Ecoregion territory (in yellow)
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeDeserts and xeric shrublands
Geography
Area72,801 km2 (28,109 sq mi)
CountrySaudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Iraq
Coordinates26.75°N 49.25°E / 26.75; 49.25
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