Arabia Deserta 3176093 221589666 2008-06-25T05:06:00Z Causteau 6663350 '''Arabia Deserta''' ("Desert Arabia") in [[Latin]] signified the [[desert]] interior of the [[Arabian peninsula]]. In ancient times, this land was populated by [[nomad]]ic tribes who frequently invaded richer lands, such as [[Mesopotamia]] and [[Arabia Felix]]. Arabia Deserta was one of three regions into which the [[ancient Rome|Romans]] divided the Arabian peninsula: ''Arabia Deserta'', ''Arabia Felix'', and ''[[Arabia Petraea]]''. As a name for the region, it remained popular into the 19th and 20th centuries, and was used in [[Charles M. Doughty]]'s ''Travels in Arabia Deserta'' (1888). {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub}} [[Category:Ancient Roman provinces]] [[Category:History of the Arabian peninsula]] [[la:Arabia Deserta]] [[pl:Arabia Deserta]]