Top Ten Most Interesting Arab Countries
Yes, I'm continuing with interesting countries in certain parts of the world lists, and this is surely going to be a fun one! I have so far done this type of list on countries in south america, central asia, europe, latin america, asia, sub-saharan africa and oceania. Now it's time for the arab world, and there are surely a lot of interesting countries there! I'll only allow countries that are member of the arab league, so here's the list!
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in ...read more. Egypt easly takes the number #1 spot! As one of the oldest countries in the arab world with its extremly iconic and interesting history with the nile and pyraminds, Egypt tops the list easly. It's like the hub of the arab world and the most famous one as well, and it surely is the most interesting. It's pretty much impossible to not have heard anything about Egypt, as its history is massive!
Lebanon was established in 1920 and gained its independence in 1943. For a couple of years it has lacked a president; yet, on October 31st, 2016, it got president Michel Aoun. Lebanon is situated in the middle of the fertile crescent on the eastern Mediterranean sea overlooking Europe, North Africa and Asia. It can also be seen as the center of the world by holding Asia and Africa and Europe together like a bridge or a tie or even a knot. Syria occupies it from the North and East while the Mediterranean Sea occupies it from the West and Israel from the South. It contains 15 rivers at an area of 10,452 sq km with a coast of the length 210 km. ...read more. Lebanon has among the oldest history of the arab countries and were the country where the phoenicians originated from and they are surely interesting. They were quite famous for seafaring and they are the main reason Lebanon is so high up
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. Bahrain is an island country off the east coast. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and ...read more. Saudi Arabia was the birthplace of Islam which in itself makes it a very interesting and old country overall. There are some very holy and interesting cities here such as Mecca and Medina and it deserves a mention on the list
The United Arab Emirates, or simply the Emirates, is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. Abu Dhabi is the nation's ...read more.
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. You know about Italy, right? One of the most interesting European countries in my opinion. Libya is an african country in the maghreb region and an arab country that has actually been a bit influenced by italian culture and it's surely quite fascinating. It's very underrated to be honest
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia.
Iraq is currently led by President Fuad Masum and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. It is currently ranked 160th in the Institute for Economics & Peace's Global Peace Index, making it one of the most dangerous countries in the world (behind only South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Syria). The ancient land of Mesopotamia was located in Iraq for the most part. The sumerian and babylonian empires to be specific, which I think were the most interesting empires in Mesopotamia as well (The assyrian empire was locatedin Iraq as well but more in Syria). The fact that Mesopotamia was located in Iraq shows why this country surely is so high up
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign state in Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. Mauritania is the eleventh largest country in Africa, and 90 percent of its territory is situated in the Sahara. Most of its population of 4.4 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly one third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast. Basically the most "saharan" country in the sahara desert and a very interesting arab country overall. While it's unfortuanely one of the few countries in the world where slavery is still practised, it's still a very interesting country with interesting history and places such as the city of Nouadhibou where you can find the largest ship graveyard in the entire world and it certainly looks spooky. There's over three hundreds of ships found there
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is an Arab country in the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Yes definitely, Oman deserves a mention. It's known for being one of the friendliest countries in the arab world and it's one of the most conservative countries in the arab world. Just by looking at the pictures in Oman it's like travelling back in time because the culture and stuff is still the same as it was a few hundreds of years ago, it's not super modern, like the UAE or Qatar for example
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and east, Iraq to the northeast, Syria to the ...read more.
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Egypt to the north, Eritrea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the southeast, Libya to the northwest, South Sudan to the south and the Red Sea. It has a population of 45.70 million people as of 2022 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area, and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the secession of South Sudan in 2011, since which both titles have been held by Algeria. Its capital is Khartoum and its most ...read more. The southern brother of Egypt, and shares a very similar history to Egypt in fact. They used to be part of the same country at one point and under an alliance at one point as well, and they have pyramids and stuff as well. I heard somewhere that Sudan has more pyraminds than Egypt, but that the egyptian pyraminds are bigger, which may also be why it's more known. Sudan also used to be the biggest country in Africa when it came to size but since South Sudan gained independence, it has dropped to third place giving Algeria the title instead (D.R Congo is the second biggest)
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the northwesternmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera,... read more The most western arab country, and the most berber arab country as well. They actually speak a different dialect of arabic in this country, a very hard one to understand, even native arab speakers have hard understanding this dialect. Morocco has very colourful history and culture, just like the name and flag of the country
Very beautiful country
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Albanians and Greeks. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, ...read more. The assyrian empire in Mesopotamia was mostly located in what is today modern Syria (although a bit in Iraq as well), and is part the reason this country is on the list. However since Mesopotamia was located mostly in Iraq, and due to the fact I find the sumerians and babylonians to be more interesting I put it higher than Syria. Still a very interesting country
Bring back the Syrian Empire!
Armenia is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the ...read more.