Skip to main content
Humanities LibreTexts

1.4: Vocabulary- Arabic Speaking Countries

  1. Last updated
  2. Save as PDF
  • Page ID
    151307

    \( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \) \( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)\(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)\(\newcommand{\AA}{\unicode[.8,0]{x212B}}\)

    Learning Objectives

    In this section, you will be able to:

    • Recognize the names of Arabic-speaking countries and their capitals.

    Arabic-Speaking Countries

    The Arabic-Speaking World consists of 22 countries, and they are located in western Asia and North Africa. The Arabic-Speaking World stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the East. The Arabic Speaking countries are united by language and culture.

    The Arab World Map with the names of each Arabic state
    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Arab States. (CC0; DaSeashell via wikimedia)

    The Names of the Arabic-Speaking Countries in Alphabetical Order

    In this table, you learn the Arab countries' names and their capitals.

    Arab Countries and their Capitals البلاد العربية
    The Country Name in English The Country Name in Arabic The name of the Capital in English The Name of the Capital in Arabic The flag
    Algeria

    الجُمْهوريَّةُ

    الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية

    		 Algeria الجزائر العاصمة
    Flag of Ageria
    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Algerian Flag. (CC0; SKopp via wikimedia)
    Bahrain مملكةُ البحرين Manama المنامة
    Flag of Bahrain with zigzag patterns, red and white.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): Flag of Bahrain. (CC0; Zscout370 via wikimedia)
    Comoros جُزر القمر Moroni موروني
    Flag of the Comoros with a crescent and four stars in a green tringle.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{3}\): Flag of the Comoros. (CC0; Sangjinhwa via wikimidia)
    Djibouti جيبوتي Djibouti جيبوتي العاصمة
    Flag of Djibouti blue, green, red, white with one red five pointed star
    Figure \(\PageIndex{4}\): Flag of Djibouti. (CC0; unknown author via wikimedia)
    Egypt

    جُمْهوريَّةُ

    مِصر العربية

    		Cairo القاهرة
    Flag of Egypt black, white and red with golden eagle.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{5}\): The flag of Egypt. (CC0; Open Clip Art via Wikimedia)
    Iraq جُمْهوريَّةُ العراق Baghdad بغداد
    Flag of Iraq with three horizonal stripes black, green, and white with Takbir.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{6}\): Flag of Iraq. (CC0; unknown author via wikimedia)
    Jordan

    المملكة

    الأردنية الهاشمية

    		 Amman عَمّان
    Flag of Jordan with black, green, red, and white with one white seven pointed star.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{7}\): Flage of Jordan. (CC0; SKopp via wikimedia)
    Kuwait دَولةُ الكويت Kuwait الكويت العاصمة
    Flag of Kuwait black, green, red, white
    Figure \(\PageIndex{8}\): Flag of Kuwait. (CC0; SKopp via wikimedia)
    Lebanon

    الجُمْهوريَّةُ

    اللُبنانية

    		Beirut بَيروت
    Flag of Lebanon with cedars and three horizontal stripes white and red.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{9}\): Flag of Lebanon. (CC0; CIA World Factbook via wikimedia)
    Libya ليبيا Tripoli طرابلس
    flag of Libya with three horizontal stripes of Black, green, red with white one star and one crescent.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{10}\): Copy and Paste Caption here. (CC0; Victor graphics via wikimedia)
    Mauritania

    الجُمْهوريَّةُ

    الإسلامية

    الموريتانية

    		 Nouakchott نواكشوط
    Flag of Mauritania red and green with yellow five pointed start and crescent in yellow.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{11}\): Flag of Muritania. (CC0; unknown author via wikimedia)
    Morocco المغرب Rabat الرباط
    flag of Morocco red with one green five pointed star in green in the center.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{12}\): Flag of Morocco. (CC0; Denelson83, Zscout370 via wikimedia)
    Oman عُمان Muscat مسقط
    Flag of Oman with swords and with three horizontal stripes of white, red and green.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{13}\): Flag of Oman. (CC0; CIA Word Factbook via wikimedia)
    Palestine فلسطين Jerusalem القدس
    Flag of Palestine black, white, green, and red.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{14}\): Flag of Palestine . (CC0; Orionist via wikimedia)
    Qatar قَطر Doha الدوحة
    Flag of Qatar maroon and white with zigzag patterns.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{15}\): Flag of Qatar. (CC0; unknow author via wikimedia)
    Saudi Arabia المملكة العربية السعودية Riyadh الرياض
    Flag of Saudi Arabia green and white with swords and Arabic Islamic script.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{16}\): Flag of Saudi Arabia. (CC0; unknow author via wikimedia)
    Somalia

    جُمْهوريَّةُ

    الصومال

    		 Mogadishu مقديشو
    Flag of Somalia blue and white ribbon bars.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{17}\): Flag of Somalia. (CC0; Direktor via wikimedia)
    Sudan جُمْهوريَّةُ السُّودان Khartoum الخرطوم
    flag of Sudan black, green, red, and white with fields divided per chevron and 3 strips.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{18}\): Flag of Sudan. (CC0; unknow author via wikimedia)
    Syria

    الجُمْهوريَّةُ

    العربية السُّورية

    		 Damascus دمشق
    flag of Syria black, red, and white with two green five pointed stars.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{19}\): Flag of Syria. (CC0; unknow author via wikimedia)
    Tunisia الجُمْهوريَّةُ التونسية Tunis تونس العاصمة
    Flag of Tunisia red and white with one red crescent and five pointed star.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{20}\): Flag of Syria. (CC0; Various Wikimedia Commons' contributors via wikimedia)
    United Arab Emirates الإمارات العربية المتحدة Abu Dhabi أبو ظبي
    Flag of United Arab Emirates red, green, white, and black.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{21}\): Flag of United Arab Emirates. (CC0; unknow author via wikimedia)
    Yemen اليَمن Sanaa صنعاء
    Flag of Yemen with three horizontal stripes of red, white and black.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{22}\): Flag of Yemen. (CC0; unknow author via wikimedia)

    Practice learning the Arabic-Speaking Countries and their flags.

    Query \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Guess the answer.

    Query \(\PageIndex{2}\)
    Query \(\PageIndex{3}\)
    Query \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    Check out this Crossword puzzle to learn more about Arabic-Speaking Countries and their capitals.

    Query \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    This page titled 1.4: Vocabulary- Arabic Speaking Countries is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Hana Kassas, Layla Bahar Al-Aloom, Sameera Murtada, Maysaa Toma, and Roula Aoneh (ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI)) .

    1. Back to top
    • Was this article helpful?

    Recommended articles

    1. Article type
      Section or Page
      Author
      Hana Kassas, Layla Bahar Al-Aloom, Sameera Murtada, Maysaa Toma, and Roula Aoneh
      License
      CC BY
      License Version
      4.0
    2. Tags
      This page has no tags.