<P> The collision between the Arabian Plate and Eurasia is pushing up the Zagros Mountains of Iran . Because the Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate collide, many cities are in danger such as those in southeastern Turkey (which is on the Arabian Plate). These dangers include earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes . </P> <P> Countries within the plate include parts of the Levant (Iraq, eastern Lebanon, Syria and Jordan), the entire Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Yemen), and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa . Regions include parts of the Southern Denkalya Subregion, the Southeastern Anatolia Region, Awdal and the Khuzestan Province . </P>

The separation of the arabian plate from the african plate