I know of at least 6 tiles where it's possible to build a city in Arabia. 4 are near Al-Qatif in Bahrain, 1 north of Medina, and 1 southeast of Al-Kufah in Iraq. Of course to get your Settler onto the tiles it requires being pushed by cultural border shenanigans. It would be quite easy near Al-Qatif if someone was determined to own this province. All you'd have to do is own Al-Qatif, put a Settler on the Oasis southwest of the city, and then gift the city to another civ with whom you don't have open borders. Hopefully you'd land on one of the 4 tiles that can be built on around that oasis. The other 2 tiles near Medina and Al-Kufah would be much more difficult to achieve, but would produce usable cities unlike near Al-Qatif where the city would be completely useless.
So has anyone ever done this before? It would be pretty funny if anyone has.
So has anyone ever done this before? It would be pretty funny if anyone has.