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The 29 pages that link to Arabian Plate, each with the reason it gives.

• East African RiftRelated: Arabia is the demonstration case of a rift arm that already broke through to ocean.

• Persian GulfRelated: Its movement toward Eurasia helped shape the gulf basin and surrounding mountains.

• Zagros MountainsRelated: Its collision with Eurasia drives the Zagros orogeny.

• Eurasian PlateRelated: Its northward convergence with Eurasia contributes to mountain building and earthquakes in western Asia.

• Red SeaRelated: Its movement away from Africa opened the Red Sea basin.

• Iranian PlateauRelated: Its northward motion contributes to the compression that raised western Iran.

• African PlateCompared with: Its divergence from Africa created the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

• Caucasus MountainsRelated: Its collision with Eurasia contributes to regional mountain building.

• AsiaRelated: Its motion helps shape southwestern Asia and the Red Sea region.

• Indian PlateCompared with: It borders the Indian Plate near the Owen Fracture Zone and moves independently.

• Gulf of AdenRelated: Its southward separation from the Somali Plate drives rifting beneath the gulf.

• Great Rift ValleyRelated: Its motion away from Africa opened the Red Sea branch of the rift system.

• Dead Sea TransformRelated: Its northward motion relative to Africa drives displacement along the transform.

• Afar DepressionRelated: Its motion away from Africa helps drive extension across Afar.

• North Anatolian FaultRelated: Its collision with Eurasia helps drive the westward motion of Anatolia.

• Anatolian PlateRelated: Its northward movement compresses eastern Anatolia and drives plate escape.

• Gulf of SuezRelated: Its divergence from Africa drove extension beneath the Gulf of Suez.

• Kopet DagRelated: Its northward convergence helps drive deformation across northeastern Iran.

• Red Sea coral reefsRelated: Its separation from Africa opened the Red Sea basin.

• Afro-EurasiaRelated: Its northward movement toward Eurasia reshapes the region linking Africa and Asia.

• Taurus MountainsRelated: Its northward motion drives convergence near southeastern Turkey and the eastern Taurus.

• Afar Triple JunctionRelated: Its southwestward motion helps drive separation across the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

• Anatolian PlateauRelated: Its collision with Eurasia helps drive eastern Anatolia’s uplift.

• Mount DamavandRelated: Its northward motion contributes to collision and deformation across Iran.

• Mount AraratRelated: Its collision with Eurasia contributes to regional mountain building.

• 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakesRelated: Its northward motion contributes to deformation along the East Anatolian Fault.

• Jordan ValleyRelated: Its motion relative to the African Plate drives deformation along the valley.

• SanaaRelated: Its movement and relief help shape the highlands in which Sanaa stands.

• Binalud MountainsRelated: Its convergence with Eurasia contributes to the mountain-building forces affecting northeastern Iran.