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The Arabian Plate: Geology and Hydrogeologic Characteristics

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Groundwater in the Arab Middle East

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The Arabian Plate extends approximately over the region known as Arab Middle East, which includes the Arabian Peninsula together with the adjoining northern Arab countries (Al Mashreq). Until the early Tertiary, the Arabian Plate was connected to the African Plate, one of the huge main plates of the earth crust. During the Tertiary, the sector which became the Arabian Plate was separated from the African Plate with the opening of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden rift structures.

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Wagner, W. (2011). The Arabian Plate: Geology and Hydrogeologic Characteristics. In: Groundwater in the Arab Middle East. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19351-4_1

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