WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Arabs are the largest ethnic group the Middle East, living throughout North Africa and Southwest Asia. They speak Arabic, a language which originated in the desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula. Most Arabic people are Muslim, with Christians and Jews being the minority.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arabs constitute the majority ethnic group in all of the Middle East states except Iran, Israel, and Turkey (see political map):

Detailed explanation-3: -It includes a diverse set of ethnic groups, the largest of which are Arabs, with over 60 percent of the Middle Eastern population. Other major groups include Persians (who make up over half of Iran’s population), Turks (Turkish people), and Kurds.

Detailed explanation-4: -The largest ethnic group in the Middle East are Arabs with Turks, Turkomans, Persians, Kurds, Azeris, Copts, Jews, Assyrians, Maronites, Circassians, Somalis, Armenians, Druze and numerous additional minor ethnic groups forming other significant populations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Arabs are the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia. In Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Jordan, more than 90 percent of the people are Arab. The two most populous countries have only small Arab populations. In Turkey, Turks form the majority.