The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Al-Mamlaka al-Arabiya as-Saudiya / KSA) or shortly called Saudi Arabia (al-Arabiya as-Saudiya) in the South Western Asia is bordered on the north by Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait; on the east by the Persian Gulf, Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates; on the southeast by Oman; on the south by the Republic of Yemen; and on the west by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqabah.