Arab world
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The Arab world (Arabic: العالم العربي; pronounced: al-`alam al-`arabi) are the Arabic language-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast. It consists of 24 countries and territories with a combined population of some 325 million people spanning at least 2 billion acres across two continents.
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Eid al-Fitr mass prayer in Morocco
Palestinian schoolgirls in Gaza lining up for class, 2009
A women's rights protest in Egypt, 2011
This is an aerial view of the former Republican Palace (foreground), which served as both the prime ceremonial palace used by Saddam Hussein and the Headquarters for the now defunct Iraqi Republican Guard. The Tigris River and the city of Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ), are seen in the background. This palace was captured and occupied by Coalition forces during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.