Arabs

Authors

Awad Halabi, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

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Abstract

Although there are references to Arabs in ancient Assyrian and Babylonian inscriptions, which use the namesAribi or Arabu to identify the nomadic people living in northern Arabia, today the term identifies the Arabic-speaking peoples who inhabit the countries of North Africa and western Asia.

Repository Citation

Halabi, A. (2002). Arabs. Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, 118-120.
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