The Semiticisation of the Arabian Peninsula and the Problem of its Reflection in the Archaeological Record
#article #academia #history #archaeology #semitic #arabian #ArabianPeninsula #Semiticisation #languages #linguistics
#linguistics #languages #semiticisation #arabianpeninsula #arabian #semitic #archaeology #history #academia #article
The Kingdom of Dedan and the Kingdom of Lihyan. Ancient Semitic -non-Arabic- kingdoms in western Arabia (Hejaz) from the 2nd and 1st millennium BCE, until they were annexed by the Nabatean Kingdom in 24 BCE, eventually bringing Arabic to Hejaz.
https://www.livius.org/articles/place/dedan/
#Kingdom #Dedan #Lihyan. #Ancient #Semitic #Arabia #Hejaz #ArabianPeninsula #history #architecture #archaeology #language #culture #SaudiArabia
#saudiarabia #culture #language #archaeology #architecture #history #arabianpeninsula #Hejaz #arabia #semitic #ancient #Lihyan #Dedan #kingdom
Not all Arabians are Arabs, besides Arabic there are other languages indigenous to the Arabian Peninsula still spoken today
#languages #language #arabic #arabs #arabians #arabian #iranian #semitic #friday #culture #saturday #ArabianPeninsula
#arabianpeninsula #saturday #culture #friday #semitic #iranian #arabian #arabians #arabs #arabic #language #languages
#Cryptocurrencies #ArabianPeninsula #Binance βNovotel Bahrain Al Dana Resort Enables Bitcoin Paymentsβ: Novotel Bahrain Al Dana Resort has set a new precedent in the Kingdom of Bahrain by becoming the first hotel to accept bitcoin as payment for their services. In collaboration with Eazy Financial Services, an online payment company, the hotel has installedβ¦ https://btcnews.biz/cryptocurrencies/novotel-bahrain-al-dana-resort-enables-bitcoin-payments/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
#cryptocurrencies #arabianpeninsula #binance
Oman's indigenous minority languages are threatened.
Race is on to preserve an Omani language spoken by 17 people
#oman #arabs #arabians #arabianpeninsula #threatened #languages
#languages #threatened #arabianpeninsula #arabians #arabs #oman
#saudiarabia #arabianpeninsula #arabiesaoudite #jeddah #castle #fort #history #tourism #picture
Historical mentions of it predate the Ottomans, going back to the 12th century
#picture #tourism #history #fort #castle #jeddah #arabiesaoudite #arabianpeninsula #saudiarabia
By way of #introduction, Iβm a #journalist covering all things #yemen, #middleast and #arabianpeninsula. I also work on #osint conflict #data collection #civiliancasualty monitoring, #airwars, #foreignpolicy #foreignaffairs and #politics. I try not to be as intense as all that sounds but donβt always succeed. Bear with me.
#introduction #journalist #Yemen #middleast #arabianpeninsula #osint #data #civiliancasualty #airwars #foreignpolicy #foreignaffairs #politics
since we are on #mastodon, here's a mastodon tusk found in #saudiarabia
the #arabianpeninsula wasn't always a desert
#archaeology #arabianpeninsula #saudiarabia #Mastodon
Op-Ed: Locust Swarms in East Africa Show the Interaction between the #ClimateCrisis and #Armed #Conflict
East #Africa continues to face an unparalleled threat to its #food and human security from the continued breeding cycles of #DesertLocusts. New swarms will begin to form in June and July, spreading from #Kenya, #Somalia and #Ethiopia across the #HornOfAfrica and over to the #ArabianPeninsula, #India, #Pakistan and #Turkey.
#africa #india #climatecrisis #armed #desertlocusts #kenya #somalia #conflict #food #hornofafrica #arabianpeninsula #ethiopia #pakistan #turkey
Tweet from NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites), at Feb 12, 10:52 AM
This T-shaped stretch of #date #plantations and small towns spans more than 60 miles, and is one of the largest #oases on the #ArabianPeninsula. https://t.co/nFXHWzJYZX
https://twitter.com/NOAASatellites/status/1227621466339934208
#date #plantations #oases #arabianpeninsula
And Happy #NewYear to areas like Western #Siberia, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Uzbekistan, #Turkmenistan, #Transcaucasia and the far east of the #ArabianPeninsula.
#newyear #siberia #afghanistan #pakistan #uzbekistan #turkmenistan #transcaucasia #arabianpeninsula