arid region
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Like most of its neighbours in this arid region, the small Gulf monarchy depends heavily on imports, especially for its food supply.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
The Middle East’s abundant desalination plants, which remove salt from the Persian Gulf’s seawater, are the key source of drinking water for millions of residents in the arid region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Many just want to feel secure as Islamic extremists expand their range in the Sahel, the arid region south of the Sahara Desert.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
The call between the two took place after Lopez Obrador had on Friday stirred fears that he could block the investment in Monterrey if water was scarce in the arid region.
From Reuters ● Feb. 28, 2023
The splash of the water, as it falls into this reservoir, is an unusual sound in this arid region, and is worth a tramp of many miles.
From Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 by Jesse Walter Fewkes
